koe

/ku/

//ku// noun

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The verdict

“koe” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,473 among 656 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,473
frequency rank, Portuguese
656
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vaca.

Key facts for koe
PropertyValue
Headwordkoe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku/
Letters3
Frequency rank#76,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “koe” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). koe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

koe is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,473 among 656 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vaca.".

Zero misspellings are on record for koe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is koe, spelled K-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vaca.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "koe"?
"koe" is spelled K-O-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ku/.
What does "koe" mean?
As a noun, "koe" means: vaca.
How do you pronounce "koe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "koe" is /ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "koe" come from?
"koe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “koe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-O-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list