English Words Starting With K

• kehillah

  nounC2 (Specialist Term)
  /kɛˈhɪlə/A Jewish congregation or organized community.
• kehua

  nounNot applicable
  /kɛ'hwɑː/ (Hypothetical, based on common English phonotactics if it were an English word)This word 'kehua' does not exist in standard English. It is likely a misspelling, transliteration of a word from another language (e.g., Chinese), a proper noun, or a very obscure technical term not found in major dictionaries.
• kei-apple

  nounVery Rare / C2
  /ˈkeɪ ˌæp(ə)l/The small, tart, yellow fruit of a southern African tree (Dovyalis caffra), or the spiny shrub or small tree that bears it.
• keifer

  nounLow
  /ˈkaɪfə/A surname of German origin, meaning 'barrel maker' or 'cooper'.
• keighley

  nounVery low frequency (proper noun of a specific location)
  /ˈkiːθli/A proper noun referring to a town in West Yorkshire, England.
• keijo

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈkeɪdʒəʊ/A round target, typically a piece of material or a drawn circle, used as an aiming point in sports like curling.
• keiretsu

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized)
  /keɪˈrɛtsuː/A Japanese business network or conglomerate, typically consisting of interlinked companies with cross-shareholdings, often centered around a main bank or trading company.
• keirin

  nounLow
  /ˈkeɪ.rɪn/A track cycling race where riders follow a pace-setter (usually a derny motorcycle) for several laps before sprinting to the finish after the pace-setter leaves the track.
• keister

  nounLow
  /ˈkiːstə/A slang term for the buttocks or backside.
• keita

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkeɪ.tə/A Japanese given name of unknown meaning, sometimes written with kanji meaning 'respectable' or 'blessing'.
• keitel

  nounHigh
  /ˈketl̩/A container, typically made of metal, with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.
• keitele

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkeɪtɛlə/A proper noun referring to a municipality and lake in Finland.
• keith

  nounLow (as a lexical item; moderate as a proper name)
  /kiːθ/A male given name of Scottish origin.
• keitloa

  nounObsolete / Extremely Rare
  /ˈkeɪt.ləʊ.ə/A now-obsolete term for a variety of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) with a distinctive forward-pointing second horn, historically found in Southern Africa.
• keizer

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈkaɪzə(r)/The specific term for an emperor, particularly in historical contexts relating to the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, or Japan.
• kekeno

  nounVery Low
  /kɛˈkɛnəʊ/The New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri).
• kekerengu

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌkɛkəˈrɛŋɡuː/A specific species of tree or plant native to New Zealand (genus *Pittosporum* or *Coprosma*), often referring to the shiny-leaved shrub *Coprosma lucida*.
• kekkonen

  nounVery Low (specific cultural/historical reference)
  /ˈkɛk.ə.nən/A proper noun referring to Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (1900–1986), the eighth President of Finland.
• keks

  plural-nounLow (in English)
  /keks/A semi-sweet, dry biscuit or cookie, often with a crunchy texture.
• kekule formula

  nounVery low
  /ˈkeɪkʊleɪ ˌfɔːmjʊlə/A structural formula for a chemical compound, particularly benzene (C₆H₆), in which the carbon atoms form a ring with alternating single and double bonds, as first proposed by August Kekulé.

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