# kino

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkiːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #36,215

## Definitions
1. A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.

## Etymology
18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.

## Easily confused with
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-ko)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kit)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kun)
- **kip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kip)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-koo)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kuo)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kno)
- **know** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-know)
- **kiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kiss)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kong)
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kirk)
- **kits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kits)
- **Knox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-knox)
- **knot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-knot)
- **kite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kite)
- **knob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-knob)
- **kiwi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kiwi)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kira)
- **Kona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-kona)
- **koko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kino-vs-koko)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ikno`, `kinno`, `kion`, `kkino`, `knio`

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