# kata vs kya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### kya
*symbol · frequency rank #41,219*
Symbol for kiloyears ago: thousand years ago.

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