baka
ba·ka/ˈbɑkə/noun, adjective
baka is spelled B-A-K-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ba·ka). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baka means “An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baka is bakas.
How many letters and syllables are in baka?
| Letters | 4: B-A-K-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ba·ka |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is baka?
Baka appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce baka?
- UK /ˈbɑːkə/
- US /ˈbɑkə/
Baka has 2 syllables, split ba·ka in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-baka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with baka?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as baka from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of baka
- bakas plural
- more baka comparative
- most baka superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
- 2
slangA foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.
adjective
- 1
slangStupid, silly.
I hate my stupid baka life.
noun
- 1
A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does baka come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, “stupid”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).