# Karim vs kris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Karim
*name · IPA /kəˈɹiːm/ · frequency rank #23,017*
A male given name from Arabic.

### kris
*noun · frequency rank #12,090*
A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karim-vs-kris