# kami vs kiki

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kami
*noun · frequency rank #28,269*
An animistic god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.

### kiki
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːkiː/ · frequency rank #26,138*
A gathering of friends for the purpose of gossiping and chit-chat.

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