# katana vs Katya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### katana
*noun · IPA /kəˈtɑnə/ · frequency rank #35,797*
A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

### Katya
*name · frequency rank #33,698*
A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, equivalent to English Kate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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