# kings vs kinky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kings
*noun · IPA /kɪŋz/ · frequency rank #3,566*
plural of king

### kinky
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɪŋki/ · frequency rank #17,881*
Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.

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