Which to use
“kang” and “kao” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,495
- “kang” frequency rank
- #47,406
- “kao” frequency rank
- 74901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kang | kao |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lit en briques chauffé de l’intérieur, au nord de la Chine. | Champs |
Letter map: kang vs kao
Shared letters muted; letters that set kang and kao apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. kang runs 4 letters (CVCC) against kao's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - kang / kao
kang and kao are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kang is recorded at frequency rank #27,495, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃ŋ\. kao is at rank #47,406, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74901, this pair ranks #35,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kang vs kao
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kang": gn. Private to "kao": o.
"kang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kao" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kang ← akng · kagn · kangg · kanng · kkang · knag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kang" for "kao" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kang" vs "kao" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kang" and "kao".
- Full dictionary entry for "kang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kao" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kang" and "kao" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kao vs ky". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #35,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.