# Kato

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,272

## Definitions
1. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 加藤 (Katō).

## Easily confused with
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-ko)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kt)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kit)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kay)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-koo)
- **kmt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kmt)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kuo)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kno)
- **kits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kits)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-katy)
- **kite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kite)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-katz)
- **kilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kilo)
- **Kaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kaye)
- **keto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-keto)
- **kaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kaya)
- **koko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-koko)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kita)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kota)
- **kino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kato-vs-kino)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akto`, `kaot`, `katto`, `kkato`, `ktao`

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