Nouns That Start With K

120 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These nouns that start with K come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 120 nouns starting with K on this page. The 100 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

K has just 120 nouns, but it holds a famous spelling puzzle: the silent K. Knife, knee, knight, knowledge and knocking all start with a K you do not hear.

For young readers, king, key, kid and kitchen are simple and clear. Kangaroo is a favourite animal noun, and kindergarten is a long word many children already know. Keyboard joins key and board, so it is easier to spell in two parts.

Nouns starting with K: 120
Most used: kind
Longest common one: kindergarten 12 letters

Most common nouns that start with K

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	kind	a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality	noun
2	king	a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom	noun
3	key	metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can...	noun
4	kid	a young person of either sex	noun
5	knowledge	the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning	noun
6	keeping	conformity or harmony	noun
7	kitchen	a room equipped for preparing meals	noun
8	kingdom	a domain in which something is dominant	noun
9	kelly	United States circus clown (1898-1979)	noun
10	kit	a case for containing a set of articles	noun
11	knife	edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle	noun
12	knee	hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the...	noun
13	knight	originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry	noun
14	khan	a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries	noun
15	ken	range of what one can know or understand	noun
16	kent	a county in southeastern England on the English Channel	noun
17	keyboard	device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or...	noun
18	kidney	no short meaning listed	noun
19	keeper	someone in charge of other people	noun
20	kindness	the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic	noun
21	kitty	the combined stakes of the betters	noun
22	kissing	touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,...	noun
23	karma	(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation	noun
24	knocking	the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)	noun
25	kirk	no short meaning listed	noun
26	ka	no short meaning listed	noun
27	kindergarten	a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school	noun
28	kidnapping	(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false...	noun
29	kashmir	an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India	noun
30	knot	a tight cluster of people or things	noun
31	kin	a person having kinship with another or others	noun
32	kris	a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade	noun
33	kat	the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea	noun
34	kitten	young domestic cat	noun
35	knockout	a very attractive or seductive looking woman	noun
36	kernel	the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone	noun
37	karate	a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat	noun
38	kite	a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value	noun
39	kaiser	the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918	noun
40	kettle	a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid	noun
41	kangaroo	any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and...	noun
42	knob	a circular rounded projection or protuberance	noun
43	kappa	the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet	noun
44	ketchup	thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes	noun
45	keystone	a central cohesive source of support and stability	noun
46	kudos	an expression of approval and commendation	noun
47	karaoke	singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)	noun
48	kicker	a player who kicks the football	noun
49	kickoff	(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score	noun
50	kremlin	citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government	noun
51	kale	informal terms for money	noun
52	kraft	strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution	noun
53	kiwi	climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat	noun
54	kneeling	supporting yourself on your knees	noun
55	knuckles	a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand	noun
56	kelvin	the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites	noun
57	kinase	an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme	noun
58	knack	a special way of doing something	noun
59	kayak	a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos	noun
60	knuckle	a joint of a finger when the fist is closed	noun
61	kink	a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)	noun
62	keel	a projection or ridge that suggests a keel	noun
63	kilometer	a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)	noun
64	kennel	outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog	noun
65	kern	United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)	noun
66	kilo	one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites	noun
67	kinship	a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character	noun
68	kiln	a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks	noun
69	keg	the quantity contained in a keg	noun
70	kip	sleep	noun
71	koala	sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat	noun
72	kos	(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities	noun
73	kebab	cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables	noun
74	kami	one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)	noun
75	kerosene	a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters	noun
76	kilogram	one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites	noun
77	kingpin	the most important person in a group or undertaking	noun
78	kiosk	small area set off by walls for special use	noun
79	kimono	a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese	noun
80	knickers	trousers ending above the knee	noun
81	kinetics	the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies	noun
82	knoll	a small natural hill	noun
83	knighthood	aristocrats holding the rank of knight	noun
84	kilt	a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern...	noun
85	kamikaze	a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash	noun
86	kelp	large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds	noun
87	kingfisher	nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill	noun
88	kohl	a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids	noun
89	kaleidoscope	a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes	noun
90	keypad	a keyboard that is a data input device for computers	noun
91	keyhole	the hole where a key is inserted	noun
92	kino	a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning	noun
93	kilowatt	a unit of power equal to 1000 watts	noun
94	knockdown	a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet	noun
95	kor	an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs	noun
96	kidnapper	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)	noun
97	knesset	the Israeli unicameral parliament	noun
98	krypton	a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air	noun
99	kingship	the dignity or rank or position of a king	noun
100	kibbutz	a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively	noun

Positive nouns that start with K

kindness
kudos

Short nouns that start with K

kind
king
key
kid
kelly
kit
knife
knee
khan
ken
kent
kitty
karma
kirk
ka
knot
kin
kris
kat
kite
knob
kappa
kudos
kale
kraft
kiwi
knack
kayak
kink
keel
kern
kilo
kiln
keg
kip
koala

Long nouns that start with K

kindergarten
kidnapping
knighthood
kingfisher
kaleidoscope
keyboardist

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Questions people ask

How many nouns start with K?

This list has 120 nouns starting with K, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common nouns that start with K?

kind, king, key, kid, knowledge, keeping, kitchen, kingdom are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long nouns that start with K?

knowledge, kindergarten, kidnapping, kilometer, knighthood.

What are easy nouns that start with K for kids?

kind, king, key, kid, kelly, kit are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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