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“kilos” and “kiosk” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,980
- “kilos” frequency rank
- #28,969
- “kiosk” frequency rank
- 49949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kilos | kiosk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of kilo | A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. |
Where the eye mixes kilos and kiosk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kilos (CVCVC) and kiosk (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: kilos vs kiosk
A purely visual mix-up. kilos (/ˈkiːləʊz/) and kiosk (/ˈkiːˌɒsk/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49949, 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/. kiosk is at rank #28,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkiːˌɒsk/.
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 49949, this pair ranks #178,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kilos vs kiosk
Shared letters: ikos. Private to "kilos": l. Private to "kiosk": -.
"kilos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "kiosk" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kilos" and "kiosk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "kilos" or "kiosk" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kilos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kiosk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kilos" and "kiosk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kiosk vs Kwok". 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 #178,763 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.