# kami vs Kyi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Kyi
*name · frequency rank #42,736*
A surname.

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