# KDE vs knew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### knew
*verb · IPA /ˈnjuː/ · frequency rank #635*
simple past of know

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