# Katy vs kite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Katy
*name · IPA /ˈkeɪti/ · frequency rank #12,086*
A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.

### kite
*noun · IPA /kaɪt/ · frequency rank #13,945*
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

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