Which to use
“kids” and “kites” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #530
- “kids” frequency rank
- #30,474
- “kites” frequency rank
- 31004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kids | kites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of kid | plural of kite |
Where the eye mixes kids and kites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. kids (/kɪdz/) and kites (/kaɪts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kids is recorded at frequency rank #530, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɪdz/. kites is at rank #30,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kaɪts/.
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 31004, this pair ranks #349,854 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kids vs kites
Shared letters: iks. Private to "kids": d. Private to "kites": et.
"kids" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC