Which to use
“kata” is a noun and “kaya” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,625
- “kata” frequency rank
- #46,255
- “kaya” frequency rank
- 94880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kata | kaya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme, technique dans les arts martiaux japonais. | Riche. |
Letter map: kata vs kaya
Shared letters muted; letters that set kata and kaya apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. kata (CVCV) and kaya (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - kata and kaya
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kata is anoun and kayaanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - t in “kata” becomes y in “kaya”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kata is recorded at frequency rank #48,625, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ta\. kaya is at rank #46,255, tagged as anadj.
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 94880, this pair ranks #1,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kata vs kaya
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kata": t. Private to "kaya": y.
"kata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kaya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kata" for "kaya" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "kata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kaya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kata" and "kaya" 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 #1,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.