Which to use
“kiko” and “ko” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,755
- “kiko” frequency rank
- #9,864
- “ko” frequency rank
- 59619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kiko | ko |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ruade. | Configuration cyclique de pions, si fréquente que des règles spécifiques la traitent. |
Where the eye mixes kiko and ko
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between kiko and ko
A purely visual mix-up. kiko (\ˈki.kɔ\) and ko (\ko\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ko” sits inside “kiko”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kiko is recorded at frequency rank #49,755, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈki.kɔ\. ko is at rank #9,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ko\.
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 59619, this pair ranks #102,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kiko vs ko
Shared letters: ko. Private to "kiko": i. Private to "ko": -.
"kiko" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ko" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kiko ← ikko · kikko · kiok · kkiko · kkio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kiko" for "ko" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kiko" vs "ko" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kiko" and "ko" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kiko" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ko" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kiko" and "ko" 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 #102,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.