# Koch vs koji

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Koch
*name · IPA /koʊk/ · frequency rank #12,266*
A language of Meghalaya (India), Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar, and Bangladesh.

### koji
*noun · IPA /ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #46,016*
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.

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