# waka vs wanna

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waka
*noun · frequency rank #39,159*
A kind of classical Japanese poem.

### wanna
*contraction · IPA /ˈwɑ.nə/ · frequency rank #982*
Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wanna