# awa

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,785

## Definitions
1. Kava, specifically Piper methysticum.
2. An intoxicating drink made from the kava plant, typically the root.

## Etymology
From Hawaiian ʻawa.

## Easily confused with
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-az)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-ay)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-ax)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-axe)
- **aww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-aww)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-aws)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-ayr)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-ayn)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-aya)
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-away)
- **awry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-awry)
- **AWOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-awol)
- **awed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-awed)
- **award** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-award)
- **aware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-aware)
- **awake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-awake)
- **await** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-await)
- **awash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-awash)

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