Which to use
“ki” and “king” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,029
- “ki” frequency rank
- #3,916
- “king” frequency rank
- 13945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ki | king |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cão (mamífero domesticado - Canis lupus familiaris) | rei |
Where the eye mixes ki and king
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ki vs king
A purely visual mix-up. ki (/ˈkiː/) and king (/kɪŋ/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ki” sits inside “king”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ki is recorded at frequency rank #10,029, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkiː/. king is at rank #3,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɪŋ/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 13945, this pair ranks #58,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ki vs king
Shared letters: ik. Private to "ki": -. Private to "king": gn.
"ki" · 2 letters · shape CV · "king" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- king ← ikng · kign · kingg · kinng · kking · knig
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ki" and "king" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ki" or "king"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ki" and "king" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ki" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "king" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ki" and "king" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kari vs ki". 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 #58,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.