Which to use
“kami” and “kata” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,269
- “kami” frequency rank
- #37,055
- “kata” frequency rank
- 65324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kami | kata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan. | Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts. |
Letter map: kami vs kata
Shared letters muted; letters that set kami and kata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. kami and kata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on kami vs kata
kami and kata are indexed as a confusable English 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 65324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kami is recorded at frequency rank #28,269, classified as anoun. kata is at rank #37,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkætə/.
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 65324, this pair ranks #73,330 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kami vs kata
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kami": im. Private to "kata": t.
"kami" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kami" and "kata" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kami" vs "kata" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "kami" vs "kata" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "kami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,330 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kami" and "kata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kata vs Kitt". 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 #73,330 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.