# Kala vs kilo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### kilo
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːləʊ/ · frequency rank #24,489*
Clipping of kilogram.

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