# KDE vs KL

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### KDE
*name · frequency rank #39,880*
A computer desktop environment that runs on Unix and Linux.

### KL
*name · IPA /keɪ ɛl/ · frequency rank #23,583*
Initialism of Kuala Lumpur: the capital of Malaysia.

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