Which to use
“Kind” and “kings” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,837
- “Kind” frequency rank
- #14,300
- “kings” frequency rank
- 44137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kind | kings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfant. | Pluriel de king. |
Where the eye mixes Kind and kings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kind with kings
A purely visual mix-up. Kind (\kɪnt\) and kings (\kiŋ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kind is recorded at frequency rank #29,837, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɪnt\. kings is at rank #14,300, 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 44137, this pair ranks #212,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kind vs kings
Shared letters: ikn. Private to "Kind": d. Private to "kings": gs.
"Kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kind" and "kings" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Kind" vs "kings" - which ranks higher?
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 "Kind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kind" and "kings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kiko vs Kind". 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 #212,781 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.