# Kent vs key

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kent
*name · IPA /kɛnt/ · frequency rank #5,430*
A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.

### key
*noun · IPA /kiː/ · frequency rank #788*
An object designed to open and close a lock.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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