# kama

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑmə/ · frequency rank #38,459

## Definitions
1. A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.

## Etymology
From Japanese 鎌 (kama, “sickle, scythe”).

## Easily confused with
- **Kim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kim)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kay)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kat)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kia)
- **kan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kan)
- **KMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kms)
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kar)
- **kmt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kmt)
- **KDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kda)
- **KLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-klm)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kya)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kate)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-karl)
- **Kane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kane)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-katy)
- **kang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kang)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kara)
- **kemp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kemp)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-katz)
- **kart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kart)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akma`, `kaam`, `kamma`, `kkama`, `kmaa`

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