# kou vs Ks

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### kou
*noun · IPA \ku\ · frequency rank #47,413*
Tambour chinois.

### Ks
*noun · IPA \ˈkeɪz\ · frequency rank #38,387*
Variante orthographique de K’s. Pluriel de K.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/kou-vs-ks
