# Kaye vs keyed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### keyed
*verb · IPA /kiːd/ · frequency rank #33,301*
simple past and past participle of key

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