# Kath vs Katya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kath
*name · frequency rank #35,374*
A diminutive of the female given names Katherine, Kathleen, or related names.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kath-vs-katya