Which to use
“kick” and “kids” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,517
- “kick” frequency rank
- #14,299
- “kids” frequency rank
- 32816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kick | kids |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce permettant de démarrer une moto au pied. | Pluriel de kid. |
Where the eye mixes kick and kids
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses kick with kids
A purely visual mix-up. kick (\kik\) and kids (\kid\) 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 32816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kick is recorded at frequency rank #18,517, classified as anoun, pronounced \kik\. kids is at rank #14,299, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kid\.
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 32816, this pair ranks #294,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kick vs kids
Shared letters: ik. Private to "kick": c. Private to "kids": ds.
"kick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kids" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kick" and "kids" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kick" or "kids"?
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 "kick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kids" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kick" and "kids" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kick vs kiko". 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 #294,780 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.