Which to use
“ke” is a verb and “Kobe” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,717
- “ke” frequency rank
- #28,224
- “Kobe” frequency rank
- 42941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ke | Kobe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe kam. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: ke vs Kobe
Shared letters muted; letters that set ke and Kobe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: ke vs Kobe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ke is averb and Kobeaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ke is recorded at frequency rank #14,717, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈke\. Kobe is at rank #28,224, tagged as aname.
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 42941, this pair ranks #221,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ke vs Kobe
Shared letters: ek. Private to "ke": -. Private to "Kobe": bo.
"ke" · 2 letters · shape CV · "Kobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kobe ← kboe · kkobe · kobbe · koeb · okbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ke" for "Kobe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ke" vs "Kobe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "ke" vs "Kobe" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kobe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ke" and "Kobe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kobe vs kom". 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 #221,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.