kamikaze

\ka.mi.kaz\

/\ka.mi.kaz\/ adj

The verdict

“kamikaze” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,263. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,263
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suicidaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kamikaze · kamikaze · French

kamikaze · rank #24,263 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH justicier

Nearest frequency peer: justicier (-2 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « kamikaze »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « kamikaze » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

kamikaze vs kamikazes
89% similar

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

Key facts for kamikaze
PropertyValue
Headwordkamikaze
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ka.mi.kaz\
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,263
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kamikaze »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).kamikazese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « justicier » (#24,261), « lande » (#24,265), « joins » (#24,260). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kamikaze » est au #24,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around kamikaze (IPA \ka.mi.kaz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,263 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for kamikaze, with forms such as "akmikaze", "kaimkaze", and "kamiakze". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "kamikazes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is kamikaze, spelled K-A-M-I-K-A-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suicidaire.
  2. 2
    Suicidaire symboliquement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kamikaze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Telle était l’alternative : gouvernement kamikaze ou gouvernement autocrate : ou bien trouver des hommes politiques prêts à réformer coûte que coûte, au mépris de leur impopularité, au risque de dilapider leur capital électoral, au risque d’un suicide politique de leur propre parti, ou bien instaurer une forme ou une autre de césarisme ou de bonapartisme…
  2. Ou alors cette démarche kamikaze démontrera, involontairement cette fois, l’obsolescence d’un régime politique.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akmikaze
  • kaimkaze
  • kamiakze
  • kamikaez
  • kamikazze
  • kamikkaze
  • kamikzae
  • kamkiaze
  • kammikaze
  • kkamikaze
  • kmaikaze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kamikaze - 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.

akmikaze2kaimkaze2kamiakze2kamikaez2kamikazze1kamikkaze1kamikzae2kamkiaze2
Edit distance from "kamikaze"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kamikaze"?
"kamikaze" is spelled K-A-M-I-K-A-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.mi.kaz\.
What does "kamikaze" mean?
As an adjective, "kamikaze" means: Suicidaire.
What words are commonly confused with "kamikaze"?
"kamikaze" is commonly confused with "kamikazes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kamikaze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kamikaze" is \ka.mi.kaz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kamikaze" come from?
"kamikaze" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list