Which to use
“kilt” and “kite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,629
- “kilt” frequency rank
- #49,177
- “kite” frequency rank
- 97806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kilt | kite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jupe courte fait traditionnellement de pure laine aux motifs colorés d’un tartan. | Structure de pierres sèches longue de plusieurs centaines de mètres à plusieurs kilomètres formant un piège pour des animaux sauvages. |
Where the eye mixes kilt and kite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kilt (CVCC) and kite (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses kilt with kite
A purely visual mix-up. kilt (\kilt\) and kite (\kajt\) 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 97806, 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\. kite is at rank #49,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kajt\.
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 97806, this pair ranks #255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kilt vs kite
Shared letters: ikt. Private to "kilt": l. Private to "kite": e.
"kilt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kilt" and "kite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kilt" vs "kite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kilt" and "kite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kilt" and "kite" 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 #255 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.