# tanto vs Tanya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tanto
*noun · IPA /ˈtɑntoʊ/ · frequency rank #47,369*
A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.

### Tanya
*name · IPA /ˈtɑːnjə/ · frequency rank #17,732*
A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) or Tetyana (from Ukrainian).

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