Which to use
“Kai” is a name and “kata” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,464
- “Kai” frequency rank
- #48,625
- “kata” frequency rank
- 66089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kai | kata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Forme, technique dans les arts martiaux japonais. |
Letter map: Kai vs kata
Shared letters muted; letters that set Kai and kata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Kai / kata
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Kai is aname and kataanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kai is recorded at frequency rank #17,464, classified as aname. kata is at rank #48,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ta\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 66089, this pair ranks #69,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Kai vs kata
Shared letters: ak. Private to "Kai": i. Private to "kata": t.
"Kai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "kata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kata ← akta · kaat · katta · kkata · ktaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kai" for "kata" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Kai" or "kata" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "Kai" and "kata". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kai" and "kata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kata vs kite". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #69,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.