# kun vs ky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kun
*noun · frequency rank #20,404*
In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on.

### ky
*noun · frequency rank #10,074*
Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kun-vs-ky