Which to use
“keys” and “kris” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,699
- “keys” frequency rank
- #12,090
- “kris” frequency rank
- 15789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keys | kris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of key | A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade. |
Letter map: keys vs kris
Shared letters muted; letters that set keys and kris apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: keys and kris
keys and kris are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
keys is recorded at frequency rank #3,699, classified as anoun, pronounced /kiːz/. kris is at rank #12,090, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15789, this pair ranks #461,798 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of keys vs kris
Shared letters: ks. Private to "keys": ey. Private to "kris": ir.
"keys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "kris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "keys" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #461,798 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keys" and "kris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "knits vs kris". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #461,798 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.