Which to use
“kind” and “kinds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #337
- “kind” frequency rank
- #2,951
- “kinds” frequency rank
- 3288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kind | kinds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | plural of kind |
Where the eye mixes kind and kinds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. kind (/kaɪnd/) and kinds (/kaɪndz/) 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 extra letter(s) - “kind” sits inside “kinds”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kind is recorded at frequency rank #337, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaɪnd/. kinds is at rank #2,951, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kaɪndz/.
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 3288, this pair ranks #522,551 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kind vs kinds
Shared letters: dikn. Private to "kind": -. Private to "kinds": s.
"kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kinds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC