# kay vs key

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### kay
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #10,503*
Fisch

### key
*noun · IPA [kiː] · frequency rank #8,577*
Schlüssel

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kay-vs-key