# kino vs kiwi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kino
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #36,215*
A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.

### kiwi
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːwi/ · frequency rank #18,870*
A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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