# kite vs knife

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### knife
*noun · IPA /naɪf/ · frequency rank #3,567*
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.

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