# Kala vs Kerala

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kala
*name · frequency rank #36,628*
A surname from Sanskrit.

### Kerala
*name · IPA /ˈkɛ.ɹə.lə/ · frequency rank #14,348*
A state in southern India. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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