# kay vs key

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### kay
*noun · IPA \ˈkeɪ\ · frequency rank #17,983*
K, k (lettre latine).

### key
*adjective · IPA \kiː\ · frequency rank #18,240*
Dominant, principal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/kay-vs-key