Which to use
“koji” and “kono” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,016
- “koji” frequency rank
- #45,474
- “kono” frequency rank
- 91490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | koji | kono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | A traditional Maori woven basket. |
Letter map: koji vs kono
Shared letters muted; letters that set koji and kono apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. koji and kono follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: koji and kono
koji and kono are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
koji is recorded at frequency rank #46,016, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/. kono is at rank #45,474, tagged as anoun.
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 91490, this pair ranks #3,266 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of koji vs kono
Shared letters: ko. Private to "koji": ij. Private to "kono": n.
"koji" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "koji" and "kono" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "koji" vs "kono" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "koji" and "kono". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "koji" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,266 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "koji" and "kono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "koji vs Kop". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #3,266 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.