# waka vs watt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### watt
*noun · IPA /wɒt/ · frequency rank #11,494*
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

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