# ko vs Kwok

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ko
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,717*
A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.

### Kwok
*name · IPA /kwɔk/ · frequency rank #46,578*
A surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin.

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