# kick vs kiln

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kick
*verb · IPA /kɪk/ · frequency rank #1,950*
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

### kiln
*noun · IPA /kɪln/ · frequency rank #25,113*
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

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