# koi

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɔɪ/ · frequency rank #26,483

## Definitions
1. Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.

## Etymology
From Japanese 鯉 (koi).

## Easily confused with
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-ky)
- **Ku** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-ku)
- **KS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-ks)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kt)
- **KP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kp)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kun)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-koo)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kok)
- **kyu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kyu)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kor)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kuo)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kya)
- **Kyi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kyi)
- **kph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kph)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kop)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kong)
- **kris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kris)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kool)
- **Kyiv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kyiv)

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