# kiln vs kilos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### kilos
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːləʊz/ · frequency rank #20,980*
plural of kilo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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