# Kos vs kris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kos
*name · frequency rank #27,534*
An island of the Dodecanese, Greece.

### kris
*noun · frequency rank #12,090*
A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.

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