kaya
/ˈkaɪə/
"kaya" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kaya” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,470
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kaya · kaya · English
kaya · rank #30,470 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,470
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH Kashmiri
Nearest frequency peer: Kashmiri (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “kaya”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- jockeys
jockeys
69,534 corpus weight
- juxtapositi…
juxtaposition
69,533 corpus weight
- Kashmiri
Kashmiri
69,532 corpus weight
- kaya
kaya
69,531 corpus weight
- Kazakh
Kazakh
69,530 corpus weight
- keene
keene
69,529 corpus weight
What this shows “kaya” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kaya |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaɪə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #30,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “kaya”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around kaya (IPA /ˈkaɪə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,470 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for kaya, with forms such as "akya", "kaay", and "kayya". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ky", "key", "KIA", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya). The correct English form is kaya, spelled K-A-Y-A.
Definition
- 1Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
- 2Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.
Etymology
From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- akya
- kaay
- kayya
- kkaya
- kyaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kaya - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kaya", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).