kanji

/[ˈkãɲʝi]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,449

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

kanji is aSpanishnoun. It means: Carácter pictográfico japonés originario de China. Pronounced [ˈkãɲʝi]. Often confused with kant and Kano.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kanji in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for kanji is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkãɲʝi]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,449 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Carácter pictográfico japonés originario de China.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for kanji, with forms such as "aknji", "kajni", and "kanij". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "kant", "Kano", "kai", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is kanji, spelled K-A-N-J-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carácter pictográfico japonés originario de China.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aknji,kajni,kanij,kanjji,kannji,kkanji,knaji

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kanji

Misspelling Variants of "kanji"

aknji5kajni5kanij5kanjji6kannji6kkanji6knaji5
Misspelling Variants of "kanji"

Frequency rank: #41,449 in Spanish

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?
"kanji" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.