Which to use
“koji” is a noun and “Kyi” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,016
- “koji” frequency rank
- #42,736
- “Kyi” frequency rank
- 88752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | koji | Kyi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 surname. |
Letter map: koji vs Kyi
Shared letters muted; letters that set koji and Kyi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. koji runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Kyi's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: koji vs Kyi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: koji is anoun and Kyianame. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88752, 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/. Kyi is at rank #42,736, tagged as aname.
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 88752, this pair ranks #5,955 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of koji vs Kyi
Shared letters: ik. Private to "koji": jo. Private to "Kyi": y.
"koji" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Kyi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- koji ← kjoi · kkoji · koij · kojji · okji
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "koji" for "Kyi" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "koji" or "Kyi" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "koji" vs "Kyi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "koji" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kyi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,955 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "koji" and "Kyi" 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 #5,955 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.