# kudos vs Kuo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Kuo
*name · frequency rank #38,468*
A surname.

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