kitesvsKittWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: kites is a noun, Kitt is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“kites” is a noun and “Kitt” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,474
“kites” frequency rank
#46,015
“Kitt” frequency rank
76489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kites Kitt
Definition plural of kite A surname.

Letter map: kites vs Kitt

Shared letters muted; letters that set kites and Kitt apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
kites
4 ch
Kitt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kites is anoun and Kittaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kites is recorded at frequency rank #30,474, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaɪts/. Kitt is at rank #46,015, tagged as aname.

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 76489, this pair ranks #29,968 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of kites vs Kitt

Shared letters: ikt. Private to "kites": es. Private to "Kitt": -.

"kites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Kitt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kitesiktes · kiets · kitess · kitse · kittes · kkites · kties
  • Kittiktt · kkitt · ktit

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "kites" and "Kitt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "kites" is a noun and "Kitt" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "kites" or "Kitt"?
"kites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,474 in our English list, against #46,015 for "Kitt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list