Which to use
“kings” and “kung” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,300
- “kings” frequency rank
- #21,985
- “kung” frequency rank
- 36285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kings | kung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de king. | Roi. |
Where the eye mixes kings and kung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kings runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against kung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kings and kung
A purely visual mix-up. kings (\kiŋ\) and kung (\kɵŋ\) 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 36285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kings is recorded at frequency rank #14,300, classified as anoun, pronounced \kiŋ\. kung is at rank #21,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɵŋ\.
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 36285, this pair ranks #270,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kings vs kung
Shared letters: gkn. Private to "kings": is. Private to "kung": u.
"kings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "kung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kings" for "kung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kings" vs "kung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kings" and "kung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kings" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kings" and "kung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kana vs kung". 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 #270,670 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.