# k vs K2

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### k
*character · IPA /keɪ/ · frequency rank #1,310*
The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.

### K2
*name · IPA /keɪˈtuː/ · frequency rank #25,110*
A mountain on the border between Pakistan and Taxkorgan, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China, the world’s second highest mountain, located in the Ladakh Karakorams.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/k-vs-k2