Which to use
“Judo” and “Judoka” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,638
- “Judo” frequency rank
- #44,724
- “Judoka” frequency rank
- 65362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Judo | Judoka |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein japanischer Kampfsport für Verteidigung und Angriff | Person, die den Sport oder die Kampfkunst Judo betreibt |
Where the eye mixes Judo and Judoka
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Judo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Judoka's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Judo vs Judoka
A purely visual mix-up. Judo ([ˈjuːdo]) and Judoka ([juˈdoːka]) 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) - “Judo” sits inside “Judoka”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Judo is recorded at frequency rank #20,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːdo]. Judoka is at rank #44,724, tagged as anoun, pronounced [juˈdoːka].
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 65362, this pair ranks #609,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Judo vs Judoka
Shared letters: djou. Private to "Judo": -. Private to "Judoka": ak.
"Judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Judoka" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Judo" for "Judoka" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Judo" and "Judoka" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Judo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Judoka" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #609,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Judo" and "Judoka" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Judäa vs Judoka". 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 #609,590 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.