Which to use
“ka” and “kari” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,901
- “ka” frequency rank
- #47,968
- “kari” frequency rank
- 59869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ka | kari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nome dos kana か e カ | caril |
Where the eye mixes ka and kari
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ka runs 2 letters (CV) against kari's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ka vs kari
A purely visual mix-up. ka (/ˈka/) and kari (/ˈkarɪ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ka” sits inside “kari”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ka is recorded at frequency rank #11,901, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka/. kari is at rank #47,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkarɪ/.
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 59869, this pair ranks #7,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ka vs kari
Shared letters: ak. Private to "ka": -. Private to "kari": ir.
"ka" · 2 letters · shape CV · "kari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kari ← akri · kair · karri · kkari · krai
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ka" and "kari" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ka" vs "kari" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ka" and "kari" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ka" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ka" and "kari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kari vs Katz". 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 #7,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.