# kan vs ken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kan
*noun · IPA /kɑːn/ · frequency rank #17,879*
Archaic form of khan.

### ken
*verb · IPA /kɛn/ · frequency rank #5,057*
To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).

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