# circa vs coca

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### circa
*preposition · IPA /ˈsɜːkə/ · frequency rank #13,480*
Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

### coca
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.kə/ · frequency rank #12,206*
Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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