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Initial K Words for Speech Therapy

813 initial k words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 480 contain the target sound without competing sounds.

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Target /k/ · Initial
/k/
01cab
02cache
03cached
04cad
05cage
06cake
07cakes
08call
verified/k/: 813 words · competing-free 480

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Word list

1-syllable

  • cab
  • cache
  • cached
  • cad
  • cage
  • cake
  • cakes
  • call
  • called
  • calls
  • calm
  • cam
  • came
  • camp
  • camps
  • cams
  • can
  • cant
  • cap
  • cape
  • caps
  • car
  • carb
  • card
  • cards
  • care
  • carl
  • cars
  • cart
  • case
  • cash
  • cast
  • cat
  • catch
  • cats
  • caught
  • cause
  • caused
  • cave
  • chi
  • chrome
  • claim
  • claimed
  • claims
  • clan
  • class
  • clause
  • clay
  • clean
  • clear
  • cleared
  • clerk
  • click
  • clicks
  • cliff
  • climb
  • clip
  • clips
  • clock
  • clocks
  • clone
  • close
  • closed
  • cloth
  • clothes
  • cloud
  • clouds
  • club
  • clubs
  • coach
  • coal
  • coast
  • coat
  • cod
  • code
  • codes
  • coin
  • coins
  • cold
  • cole
  • come
  • comes
  • comm
  • comp
  • con
  • cons
  • cook
  • cooked
  • cool
  • cop
  • cope
  • cord
  • core
  • cork
  • corn
  • corps
  • cos
  • cost
  • costs
  • could
  • count
  • counts
  • course
  • court
  • courts
  • cove
  • cow
  • crack
  • craft
  • crafts
  • craig
  • craps
  • crash
  • cream
  • creek
  • crest
  • crew
  • crime
  • crimes
  • crop
  • crops
  • cross
  • crowd
  • crown
  • crude
  • cruise
  • cry
  • cube
  • cult
  • cup
  • cups
  • cure
  • curve
  • curves
  • cut
  • cute
  • cuts
  • kai
  • kay
  • keen
  • keep
  • keeps
  • ken
  • kent
  • kept
  • key
  • keys
  • kick
  • kid
  • kids
  • kill
  • killed
  • kills
  • kind
  • kinds
  • king
  • kings
  • kirk
  • kiss
  • kit
  • kits
  • kyle
  • quad
  • queen
  • queens
  • quest
  • queue
  • quick
  • quilt
  • quit
  • quite
  • quiz
  • quote
  • quotes

2-syllable

  • cabin
  • cable
  • cables
  • cafe
  • calling
  • camel
  • campaign
  • campaigns
  • camping
  • campus
  • canal
  • cancel
  • cancelled
  • cancer
  • candle
  • candles
  • candy
  • cannon
  • canon
  • canvas
  • canyon
  • captain
  • capture
  • captured
  • carbon
  • career
  • careers
  • careful
  • cargo
  • caring
  • carmen
  • carol
  • carpet
  • carried
  • carries
  • carry
  • carter
  • cartoon
  • cartoons
  • cartridge
  • casa
  • cases
  • cashiers
  • cassette
  • casting
  • castle
  • catholic
  • cattle
  • causes
  • causing
  • caution
  • cayman
  • chaos
  • choir
  • chorus
  • christian
  • christians
  • chronic
  • classes
  • classic
  • classics
  • classroom
  • cleaner
  • cleaners
  • cleaning
  • cleanup
  • clearance
  • clearing
  • clearly
  • clicking
  • client
  • clients
  • climate
  • climbing
  • clinic
  • clinics
  • closely
  • closer
  • closes
  • closest
  • closing
  • closure
  • clothing
  • cloudy
  • cluster
  • clusters
  • coaches
  • coaching
  • coastal
  • coated
  • coating
  • cocktail
  • coding
  • coffee
  • cohen
  • colin
  • collapse
  • collar
  • colleague
  • colleagues
  • collect
  • college
  • collins
  • cologne
  • colon
  • color
  • colored
  • colors
  • colour
  • colours
  • column
  • columns
  • combat
  • combine
  • combined
  • combines
  • combo
  • comfort
  • comic
  • comics
  • coming
  • command
  • commands
  • comment
  • comments
  • commerce

Words without competing sounds

  • cab
  • cache
  • cad
  • cage
  • cake
  • cakes
  • call
  • called
  • calls
  • calm
  • cam
  • came
  • camp
  • camps
  • cams
  • can
  • cap
  • cape
  • caps
  • car
  • carb
  • card
  • cards
  • care
  • carl
  • cars
  • case
  • cash
  • catch
  • cause
  • caused
  • cave
  • chi
  • chrome
  • claim
  • claimed
  • claims
  • clan
  • class
  • clause
  • clay
  • clean
  • clear
  • cleared
  • clerk
  • click
  • clicks
  • cliff
  • climb
  • clip
  • clips
  • clock
  • clocks
  • clone
  • close
  • closed
  • cloth
  • clothes
  • cloud
  • clouds
  • club
  • clubs
  • coach
  • coal
  • cod
  • code
  • codes
  • coin
  • coins
  • cold
  • cole
  • come
  • comes
  • comm
  • comp
  • con
  • cons
  • cook
  • cool
  • cop
  • cope
  • cord
  • core
  • cork
  • corn
  • corps
  • cos
  • could
  • course
  • cove
  • cow
  • crack
  • craps
  • crash
  • cream
  • creek
  • crew
  • crime
  • crimes
  • crop
  • crops
  • cross
  • crowd
  • crown
  • crude
  • cruise
  • cry
  • cube
  • cup
  • cups
  • cure
  • curve
  • curves
  • kai
  • kay
  • keen
  • keep
  • keeps
  • ken
  • key
  • keys
  • kick
  • kid
  • kids
  • kill
  • killed
  • kills
  • kind
  • kinds
  • king
  • kings
  • kirk
  • kiss
  • kyle
  • quad
  • queen
  • queens
  • queue
  • quick
  • quiz
  • cabin
  • cable
  • cables
  • cafe
  • calling
  • camel
  • campaign
  • campaigns
  • camping
  • campus
  • canal
  • cancel
  • cancelled
  • cancer
  • candle
  • candles
  • candy
  • cannon
  • canon
  • canvas
  • canyon
  • capture
  • captured
  • carbon
  • career
  • careers
  • careful
  • caring
  • carmen
  • carol
  • carried
  • carries
  • carry
  • casa
  • cases
  • cashiers
  • castle
  • catholic
  • causes
  • causing
  • caution
  • cayman
  • chaos
  • choir
  • chorus
  • christian
  • christians
  • chronic
  • classes
  • classic
  • classics
  • classroom
  • cleaner
  • cleaners
  • cleaning
  • cleanup
  • clearance
  • clearing
  • clearly
  • clicking
  • climbing
  • clinic
  • clinics
  • closely
  • closer
  • closes
  • closing
  • closure
  • clothing
  • cloudy
  • coaches
  • coaching
  • coding
  • coffee
  • cohen
  • colin
  • collapse
  • collar
  • college
  • collins
  • cologne
  • colon
  • color
  • colored
  • colors
  • colour
  • colours
  • column
  • columns
  • combine
  • combined
  • combines
  • combo
  • comic
  • comics
  • coming
  • command
  • commands
  • commerce

Frequently asked questions

How many words have /k/ in the initial position?
Our dictionary lists 813 initial /k/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
What are some example initial /k/ words?
Examples include cab, cache, cached, cad, cage, cake, cakes, call.
What does "initial /k/" mean?
It means the /k/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.
Which initial /k/ words have no competing sounds?
480 of them contain /k/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.