Which to use
“kilt” and “king” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,629
- “kilt” frequency rank
- #4,159
- “king” frequency rank
- 52788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kilt | king |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jupe courte fait traditionnellement de pure laine aux motifs colorés d’un tartan. | Qing. Unité traditionnelle chinoise de surface agricole, valant 100 meou ou environ 6 hectares. |
Where the eye mixes kilt and king
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses kilt with king
A purely visual mix-up. kilt (\kilt\) and king (\kiŋ\) 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 52788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kilt is recorded at frequency rank #48,629, classified as anoun, pronounced \kilt\. king is at rank #4,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kiŋ\.
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 52788, this pair ranks #145,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kilt vs king
Shared letters: ik. Private to "kilt": lt. Private to "king": gn.
"kilt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "king" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kilt" and "king" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "kilt" or "king" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "king" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kilt" and "king" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kiko vs kilt". 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 #145,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.