# ken vs kk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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).

### kk
*phrase · frequency rank #22,719*
Okay (indicates that no further explanation is necessary for a subject, or that the message was understood and will be acted upon without further confirmation).

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