# kiln vs king

> 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.

### king
*noun · IPA /ˈkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #697*
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

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