# Katie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkeɪti/ · frequency rank #7,574

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Catherine or any of its variant spellings.
2. Alternative spelling of Katy (“the Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad”).
3. A king and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity with "K-T"

## Easily confused with
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-katy)
- **kite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-kite)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-katz)
- **Kaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-kaye)
- **Kato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-kato)
- **Kylie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-kylie)
- **kyrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-kyrie)
- **Katya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katie-vs-katya)
- **kai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kai-vs-katie)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kat-vs-katie)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-katie)
- **Kane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kane-vs-katie)
- **kale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kale-vs-katie)
- **kali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kali-vs-katie)
- **kami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-katie)
- **Kari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kari-vs-katie)
- **Kath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kath-vs-katie)
- **kata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kata-vs-katie)
- **kain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kain-vs-katie)
- **Kanye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kanye-vs-katie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aktie`, `kaite`, `katei`, `kattie`, `kkatie`, `ktaie`

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