K

The Latin alphabet
	Aa	Bb	Cc	Dd
Ee	Ff	Gg	Hh	Ii	Jj
Kk	Ll	Mm	Nn	Oo	Pp
Qq	Rr	Ss	Tt	Uu	Vv
	Ww	Xx	Yy	Zz

K is the eleventh (number 11) letter in the English alphabet.

Meanings for K

• Degrees Kelvin. The kelvin (symbol: K) is the SI unit of temperature.
• In chemistry, K is the symbol for potassium (from its German name kalium).
• in chess, K is a notation symbol for the king piece
• In a deck of playing cards, the letter K is used to mark each of the kings.
• Some words in the dictionary are those that only sound as if they should happen to start with an N, but they start with a silent K that comes before it. The letter N, which always comes after the K when the K is silent at the beginning of a word, makes the word knapsack. Knee also begins with the silent K, too. It is used at the beginning of other words, such as kneel, because the K before the N is completely silent. Similarly, the word knife begins with the silent K. Other words beginning with the silent K, such as knight, knit, knot, knowledgeable, and know are very similar. Knuckle is the last one that begins.