# kan vs ko

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ko
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,717*
A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.

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