# kinds vs kink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kinds
*noun · IPA /kaɪndz/ · frequency rank #2,951*
plural of kind

### kink
*verb · IPA /ˈkɪŋk/ · frequency rank #22,132*
To laugh loudly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinds-vs-kink