Which to use
“kiss” and “kite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,626
- “kiss” frequency rank
- #49,177
- “kite” frequency rank
- 62803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kiss | kite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Baiser, bisou. | Structure de pierres sèches longue de plusieurs centaines de mètres à plusieurs kilomètres formant un piège pour des animaux sauvages. |
Where the eye mixes kiss and kite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. kiss (CVCC) and kite (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between kiss and kite
A purely visual mix-up. kiss (\kis\) 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 62803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kiss is recorded at frequency rank #13,626, classified as anoun, pronounced \kis\. 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 62803, this pair ranks #85,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kiss vs kite
Shared letters: ik. Private to "kiss": s. Private to "kite": et.
"kiss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kiss" for "kite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kiss" vs "kite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kiss" and "kite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kiss" 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 #85,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kiss" 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 #85,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.