# kaya

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkaɪə/ · frequency rank #30,470

## Definitions
1. Torreya nucifera, the Japanese nutmeg tree.
2. Torreya grandis, the Chinese nutmeg yew.

## Etymology
From Japanese 榧 (カヤ, kaya).

## Easily confused with
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-ky)
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-key)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kia)
- **KDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kda)
- **kyu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kyu)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kya)
- **Kyi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kyi)
- **keys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-keys)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kira)
- **Kaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kaye)
- **Kona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kona)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kita)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kota)
- **Kyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kyra)
- **Kenya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kenya)
- **kayak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kayak)
- **Kayla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kayla)
- **koala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-koala)
- **kazan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kazan)
- **ka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ka-vs-kaya)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akya`, `kaay`, `kayya`, `kkaya`, `kyaa`

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