# kami vs Kwame

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Kwame
*name · IPA /ˈkwɑː.meɪ/ · frequency rank #40,772*
A male given name from Akan, given to a male child born on a Saturday; variant forms Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, Kwamina.

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