Which to use
“kilo” and “king” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,642
- “kilo” frequency rank
- #3,916
- “king” frequency rank
- 44558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kilo | king |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quilo | rei |
Letter map: kilo vs king
Shared letters muted; letters that set kilo and king apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - kilo / king
kilo and king are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kilo is recorded at frequency rank #40,642, classified as anoun. 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 44558, this pair ranks #20,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kilo vs king
Shared letters: ik. Private to "kilo": lo. Private to "king": gn.
"kilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "king" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kilo" and "king" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "kilo" vs "king" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kilo" and "king".
- Full dictionary entry for "kilo" 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 #20,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kilo" and "king" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kato vs kilo". 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 #20,903 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.