Which to use
“kings” and “kites” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,566
- “kings” frequency rank
- #30,474
- “kites” frequency rank
- 34040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kings | kites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of king | plural of kite |
Where the eye mixes kings and kites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. kings (/kɪŋz/) and kites (/kaɪts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kings is recorded at frequency rank #3,566, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɪŋz/. kites is at rank #30,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kaɪts/.
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 34040, this pair ranks #324,166 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kings vs kites
Shared letters: iks. Private to "kings": gn. Private to "kites": et.
"kings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "kites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC