kono

/ˈkono/

//ˈkono// noun

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The verdict

“kono” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,061 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,061
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conhecimento

Corpus desk

Index PT-kono · kono · Portuguese

kono · rank #55,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,061
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH kite

Nearest frequency peer: kite (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “kono”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “kono” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kono
PropertyValue
Headwordkono
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkono/
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “kono” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.konocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “kite” (#55,058), “lamparina” (#55,065), “leitoso” (#55,070). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kono” fica em #55,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kono is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,061 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkono/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "conhecimento".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kono in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is kono, spelled K-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    conhecimento

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 "kono"?
"kono" is spelled K-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkono/.
What does "kono" mean?
As a noun, "kono" means: conhecimento
How do you pronounce "kono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kono" is /ˈkono/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kono" come from?
"kono" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kono", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kite#55,058meow#55,105neco#55,129pipo#55,158

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list