# Kaye

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkeɪ/ · frequency rank #26,136

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

## Easily confused with
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-ky)
- **Ke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-ke)
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-key)
- **kee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kee)
- **kyu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kyu)
- **KDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kde)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kya)
- **Kyi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kyi)
- **keys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-keys)
- **knee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-knee)
- **Kyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kyle)
- **Kobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kobe)
- **kite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kite)
- **Keane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-keane)
- **Kayla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kayla)
- **Keyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-keyes)
- **keyed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-keyed)
- **Kwame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kwame)
- **Kaylee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaye-vs-kaylee)
- **ka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ka-vs-kaye)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akye`, `kaey`, `kayye`, `kkaye`, `kyae`

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