Which to use
“kind” and “king” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #337
- “kind” frequency rank
- #697
- “king” frequency rank
- 1034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kind | king |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. |
Where the eye mixes kind and king
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. kind (/kaɪnd/) and king (/ˈkɪŋ/) 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 a single letter - d in “kind” becomes g in “king”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kind is recorded at frequency rank #337, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaɪnd/. king is at rank #697, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɪŋ/.
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 1034, this pair ranks #528,251 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kind vs king
Shared letters: ikn. Private to "kind": d. Private to "king": g.
"kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "king" · 4 letters · shape CVCC