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k¹
- /keɪ/ letter, name
- /k/ phoneme
Rhymes with -eɪ
letter K · ks · k's
- The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.
number K · ks · k's
- The eleventh numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
k²
Where it comes from
From kilo-.
noun ks · k's
- A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
- A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
- kilometre or kilometres. We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
- thousand or thousands. Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.
- The SI measurement value of 1,000
k³
Where it comes from
Clipping of OK.
interjection
-
OK
Similar: 'kay
K⁴
- /keɪ/
- [kʰeɪ]
Rhymes with -eɪ
letter k · Ks · K's
- The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script. The symbol K, however, was not entirely lost; it is found irregularly in inscriptions of all dates down to the times of the empire, and regularly as an initial abbreviation of Kalendæ, Karthago, Kæso (the proper name).
number k · Ks · K's
- The eleventh numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
K⁵
Where it comes from
Abbreviations.
noun Ks
- Abbreviation of contract
- Abbreviation of kindergarten "K-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.
- Abbreviation of kilo-, 1,000 or 1,024. 5k = 5,000
- A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."
- Abbreviation of go ahead, over, an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited.
- Abbreviation of strikeout On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.
- Abbreviation of king 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)
- Abbreviation of carrying capacity
- Abbreviation of Cretaceous
- Abbreviation of knit Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
- Abbreviation of ketamine (a drug). At high levels of concentration of K in the blood, the observer/operator is cut off from his interlock with e.r., including the human consensus reality.
- Abbreviation of Köchel number Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
- Abbreviation of Knighthood
- Abbreviation of capital
- Abbreviation of black
- Abbreviation of Kalashnikov We used to run from the KKK but now we running from our brothers that be holding them K's.
- Abbreviation of kritik
K⁶
Where it comes from
Clipping of OK.
interjection
-
OK
K, dad, I'll go to my room.
Similar: 'kay
Translations
Talk about this word "k." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/k. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. k. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/k "k." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/k.Cite this
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