Which to use
“kind” is a noun and “Kondo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #337
- “kind” frequency rank
- #46,576
- “Kondo” frequency rank
- 46913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kind | Kondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | To tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy). |
Letter map: kind vs Kondo
Shared letters muted; letters that set kind and Kondo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. kind runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Kondo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - kind and Kondo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kind is anoun and Kondoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kind is recorded at frequency rank #337, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaɪnd/. Kondo is at rank #46,576, tagged as averb.
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 46913, this pair ranks #207,310 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kind vs Kondo
Shared letters: dkn. Private to "kind": i. Private to "Kondo": o.
"kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Kondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kind" and "Kondo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "kind" or "Kondo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "kind" vs "Kondo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "kind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,310 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kind" and "Kondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kno vs Kondo". 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 #207,310 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.