# Kenji vs Kenny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kenji
*name · frequency rank #36,212*
A male given name from Japanese.

### Kenny
*name · IPA /ˈkɛni/ · frequency rank #6,801*
A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.

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