Which to use
“kato” and “kite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,407
- “kato” frequency rank
- #49,177
- “kite” frequency rank
- 96584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kato | kite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue amérindienne de la famille athabascane parlée anciennement en Californie. | Structure de pierres sèches longue de plusieurs centaines de mètres à plusieurs kilomètres formant un piège pour des animaux sauvages. |
Where the eye mixes kato and kite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses kato with kite
A purely visual mix-up. kato (\ka.to\) and kite (\kajt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kato is recorded at frequency rank #47,407, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.to\. kite is at rank #49,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kajt\.
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 96584, this pair ranks #621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kato vs kite
Shared letters: kt. Private to "kato": ao. Private to "kite": ei.
"kato" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kato" for "kite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kato" vs "kite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kato" and "kite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kiko vs kite". 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 #621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.