# k vs ko

> 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.

### ko
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,717*
A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.

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