# Kinsey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɪnzi/ · frequency rank #38,004

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Old English personal name Cynesige, from cyne- (“royal”) + siġe (“victory”).

## Easily confused with
- **kissed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinsey-vs-kissed)
- **kisses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinsey-vs-kisses)
- **Kirsty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinsey-vs-kirsty)
- **kisser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinsey-vs-kisser)
- **kinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kinsey)
- **Kasey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kasey-vs-kinsey)
- **kidney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidney-vs-kinsey)
- **kindly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kindly-vs-kinsey)
- **kinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinder-vs-kinsey)
- **Kelsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelsey-vs-kinsey)
- **kinase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinase-vs-kinsey)
- **Kinney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinney-vs-kinsey)
- **Kingsley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kingsley-vs-kinsey)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iknsey`, `kinesy`, `kinnsey`, `kinseyy`, `kinssey`, `kinsye`, `kisney`, `kkinsey`, `knisey`

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