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“kilos” and “kings” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,980
- “kilos” frequency rank
- #3,566
- “kings” frequency rank
- 24546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kilos | kings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of kilo | plural of king |
Where the eye mixes kilos and kings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: kilos vs kings
A purely visual mix-up. kilos (/ˈkiːləʊz/) and kings (/kɪŋz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kilos is recorded at frequency rank #20,980, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkiːləʊz/. kings is at rank #3,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɪŋz/.
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 24546, this pair ranks #401,144 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kilos vs kings
Shared letters: iks. Private to "kilos": lo. Private to "kings": gn.
"kilos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "kings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kilos" and "kings" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kilos" vs "kings" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kilos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,144 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kilos" and "kings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kiko vs kilos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #401,144 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.