Which to use
“kaki” and “kama” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,574
- “kaki” frequency rank
- #46,844
- “kama” frequency rank
- 78418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kaki | kama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plaqueminier (Diospyros kaki Thunb.). | Faucille japonaise. |
Where the eye mixes kaki and kama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. kaki and kama follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses kaki with kama
A purely visual mix-up. kaki (\ka.ki\) and kama (\ka.ma\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kaki is recorded at frequency rank #31,574, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ki\. kama is at rank #46,844, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ma\.
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 78418, this pair ranks #25,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kaki vs kama
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kaki": i. Private to "kama": m.
"kaki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kaki" for "kama" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kaki" vs "kama" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kaki" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kaki" and "kama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kama vs kom". 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 #25,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.