# k vs ky

> 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.

### ky
*noun · frequency rank #10,074*
Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”).

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