# Kevin vs kin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kevin
*name · IPA /ˈkɛvɪn/ · frequency rank #2,684*
A male given name from Irish.

### kin
*noun · IPA /kɪn/ · frequency rank #12,087*
Race; family; breed; kind.

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