# key vs KKK

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### KKK
*name · frequency rank #21,556*
Initialism of Ku Klux Klan.

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