# Kos vs kudos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### kudos
*noun · IPA /ˈk(j)uːdɒs/ · frequency rank #16,060*
Praise; accolades.

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