# ken vs key

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### ken
*verb · IPA \kɛn\ · frequency rank #6,971*
Niquer (au sens sexuel), faire l’amour.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/ken-vs-key