| K | kɛɪ | |
| karate | kəˈrɑːtiː | not as Japanese |
| kebab | kɪˈbæb | doner, not shish |
| keyed | kiːd | same as quayed |
| khaki | ˈkɑːkiː | |
| kid | kɪd | cf. keyed |
| Kirshenbaum | ˈkɜːʃən |
not as German |
| kit | kɪt | |
| knickknack | ˈnɪknæk | |
| knowledge | ˈnɒlɪdʒ | cf. Norwich |
| knows | nəʊz | same as nose |
| koala | kəʊˈɑːlə | cf. coalescence |
| kudos | ˈkuːdɒs | singular |
