Which to use
“kiwi” and “koji” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,870
- “kiwi” frequency rank
- #46,016
- “koji” frequency rank
- 64886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kiwi | koji |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. | A substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce. |
Where the eye mixes kiwi and koji
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. kiwi (/ˈkiːwi/) and koji (/ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kiwi is recorded at frequency rank #18,870, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkiːwi/. koji is at rank #46,016, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64886, this pair ranks #75,461 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kiwi vs koji
Shared letters: ik. Private to "kiwi": w. Private to "koji": jo.
"kiwi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "koji" · 4 letters · shape CVCV