# khyber vs Kimber

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### khyber
*noun · IPA /ˈkaɪ.bə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #40,313*
Ellipsis of Khyber Pass (“the arse”).

### Kimber
*name · frequency rank #44,887*
A surname originating as a matronymic.

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