# ka vs ky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ka
*noun · IPA /kɑː/ · frequency rank #9,201*
A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian mythology, which survived after death.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ka-vs-ky