# kindle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɪn.dəl/ · frequency rank #9,490

## Definitions
1. To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
2. To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
3. To begin to grow or take hold.

## Etymology
From Middle English kyndelen, from Old Norse kynda (“to inflame”), from Proto-Germanic *kundijaną.

## Easily confused with
- **kinds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kindle-vs-kinds)
- **kindly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kindle-vs-kindly)
- **kindred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kindle-vs-kindred)
- **kind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kind-vs-kindle)
- **kinda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinda-vs-kindle)
- **kinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinder-vs-kindle)
- **kinase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinase-vs-kindle)
- **kiddie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiddie-vs-kindle)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ikndle`, `kidnle`, `kinddle`, `kindel`, `kindlle`, `kinlde`, `kinndle`, `kkindle`, `knidle`

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