K7vskeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: K7 is a abbrev, ke is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“K7” is an abbrev and “ke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,522
“K7” frequency rank
#18,370
“ke” frequency rank
60892
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature K7 ke
Definition cassete nome dos kana け e ケ

Where the eye mixes K7 and ke

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch
K7
2 ch
ke

Why the eye confuses K7 with ke

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: K7 is /ka.sɛt/ while ke is /ˈke/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - 7 in “K7” becomes e in “ke”, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

K7 is recorded at frequency rank #42,522, classified as anabbrev, pronounced /ka.sɛt/. ke is at rank #18,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈke/.

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 60892, this pair ranks #7,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of K7 vs ke

Shared letters: k. Private to "K7": -. Private to "ke": e.

"K7" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "ke" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "K7" and "ke" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "K7" is an abbrev and "ke" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "K7" vs "ke" - which ranks higher?
"ke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,370 in our Portuguese list, against #42,522 for "K7". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "K7" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "K7" and "ke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "K7 vs kde". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #7,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list