# kayak vs Kaye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kayak
*noun · IPA /ˈkaɪˌæk/ · frequency rank #21,252*
A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.

### Kaye
*name · IPA /ˈkeɪ/ · frequency rank #26,136*
A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay.

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