Which to use
“kind” is an adjective and “king” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,627
- “kind” frequency rank
- #3,916
- “king” frequency rank
- 22543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kind | king |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terno, gentil, bacana | rei |
Letter map: kind vs king
Shared letters muted; letters that set kind and king apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - kind and king
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kind is anadjective and kinganoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “kind” becomes g in “king”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kind is recorded at frequency rank #18,627, classified as anadj. 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 22543, this pair ranks #47,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kind vs king
Shared letters: ikn. Private to "kind": d. Private to "king": g.
"kind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "king" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kind" and "king" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "kind" or "king" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "kind" vs "king" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "kind" 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 #47,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kind" and "king" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kilo vs kind". 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 #47,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.