Kaye

/ˈkeɪ/

//ˈkeɪ// name

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"kaye" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kaye” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,136
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kaye · Kaye · English

Kaye · rank #26,136 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,136
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH jive

Nearest frequency peer: jive (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Kaye”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Kaye” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kaye vs ky
25% similar
Kaye vs Ke
50% similar
Kaye vs key
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kaye
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaye
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkeɪ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,136
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Kaye”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Kayelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “jive” (#26,135), “keenly” (#26,137), “Jayne” (#26,134). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “Kaye” is #26,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Kaye (IPA /ˈkeɪ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,136 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kaye, with forms such as "akye", "kaey", and "kayye". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ky", "Ke", "key", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Kaye, spelled K-A-Y-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A female given name, variant of Kay.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akye
  • kaey
  • kayye
  • kkaye
  • kyae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kaye - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

akye2kaey2kayye1kkaye1kyae2
Edit distance from "Kaye"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kaye"?
"Kaye" is spelled K-A-Y-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkeɪ/.
What does "Kaye" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kaye" means: A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay.
What words are commonly confused with "Kaye"?
"Kaye" is commonly confused with "ky", "Ke", "key". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kaye"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaye" is /ˈkeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaye" come from?
"Kaye" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kaye", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jive#26,135kiki#26,138Kyiv#26,141lass#26,145

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

IMAX5 variantshobo5 variantsmite5 variantsnoone5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list