# kee vs ken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kee
*noun · IPA /kiː/ · frequency rank #26,855*
Alternative form of kye (“cow”).

### ken
*verb · IPA /kɛn/ · frequency rank #5,057*
To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).

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