# kink vs kite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### kite
*noun · IPA /kaɪt/ · frequency rank #13,945*
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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