Which to use
“kaki” and “kata” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,574
- “kaki” frequency rank
- #48,625
- “kata” frequency rank
- 80199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kaki | kata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plaqueminier (Diospyros kaki Thunb.). | Forme, technique dans les arts martiaux japonais. |
Where the eye mixes kaki and kata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. kaki and kata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kaki and kata
A purely visual mix-up. kaki (\ka.ki\) and kata (\ka.ta\) 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 80199, 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\. 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 80199, this pair ranks #21,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kaki vs kata
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kaki": i. Private to "kata": t.
"kaki" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kaki" for "kata" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kaki" vs "kata" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kaki" 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 #21,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kaki" 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 #21,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.