Which to use
“kata” and “kira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,625
- “kata” frequency rank
- #32,875
- “kira” frequency rank
- 81500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kata | kira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme, technique dans les arts martiaux japonais. | Particularité, caractéristique, marque, élément particulier. |
Where the eye mixes kata and kira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. kata and kira follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kata vs kira
A purely visual mix-up. kata (\ka.ta\) and kira (\ˈkira\) 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 81500, 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\. kira is at rank #32,875, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkira\.
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 81500, this pair ranks #18,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kata vs kira
Shared letters: ak. Private to "kata": t. Private to "kira": ir.
"kata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "kira" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kata" for "kira" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kata" vs "kira" - 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 "kata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kata" and "kira" 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 #18,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.