# Kala vs kata

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kala
*name · frequency rank #36,628*
A surname from Sanskrit.

### kata
*noun · IPA /ˈkætə/ · frequency rank #37,055*
Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kata