kanji

[ˈkãɲʝi]

/[ˈkãɲʝi]/ noun

The verdict

“kanji” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,449
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carácter pictográfico japonés originario de China.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kanji · kanji · Spanish

kanji · rank #41,449 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,449
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH juradas

Nearest frequency peer: juradas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “kanji”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “kanji” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kanji vs kant
60% similar
kanji vs Kano
40% similar
kanji vs kai
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kanji
PropertyValue
Headwordkanji
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkãɲʝi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,449
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “kanji”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).kanjicae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “juradas” (#41,448), “kebab” (#41,450), “juncos” (#41,447). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “kanji” va en #41,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around kanji (IPA [ˈkãɲʝi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,449 among 248 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Carácter pictográfico japonés originario de China.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for kanji, with forms such as "aknji", "kajni", and "kanij". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "kant", "Kano", "kai", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is kanji, spelled K-A-N-J-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carácter pictográfico japonés originario de China.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknji
  • kajni
  • kanij
  • kanjji
  • kannji
  • kkanji
  • knaji

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kanji - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aknji2kajni2kanij2kanjji1kannji1kkanji1knaji2
Edit distance from "kanji"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kanji"?
"kanji" is spelled K-A-N-J-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkãɲʝi].
What does "kanji" mean?
As a noun, "kanji" means: Carácter pictográfico japonés originario de China.
What words are commonly confused with "kanji"?
"kanji" is commonly confused with "kant", "Kano", "kai". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kanji"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kanji" is [ˈkãɲʝi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kanji" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kanji", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list