burqa

/ˈbɜː.kə/

//ˈbɜː.kə// noun

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"burqa" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“burqa” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,107
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial...

Corpus desk

Index EN-burqa · burqa · English

burqa · rank #48,107 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,107
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bursary

Nearest frequency peer: bursary (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “burqa”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “burqa” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

burqa vs bury
60% similar
burqa vs Burt
40% similar
burqa vs burr
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for burqa
PropertyValue
Headwordburqa
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɜː.kə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,107
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “burqa”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).burqalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bursary” (#48,108), “butted” (#48,109), “bung” (#48,104). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “burqa” is #48,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around burqa (IPA /ˈbɜː.kə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,107 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for burqa, with forms such as "bburqa", "bruqa", and "buqra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bury", "Burt", "burr", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hindustani بُرْقَع (burqa') / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ). The correct English form is burqa, spelled B-U-R-Q-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
  2. 2
    Another kind of garment worn by Muslim women (of any denomination) to observe sartorial hijab:
  3. 3
    Another kind of garment worn by Muslim women (of any denomination) to observe sartorial hijab:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how burqa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He fished a sky blue burqa from the bag. The yards of pleated cloth spilled over his knees when he lifted it.

Etymology

From Hindustani بُرْقَع (burqa') / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

This word in other languages

burka(Español)burqa(Français)Burka(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburqa
  • bruqa
  • buqra
  • buraq
  • burqqa
  • burrqa
  • ubrqa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of burqa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bburqa1bruqa2buqra2buraq2burqqa1burrqa1ubrqa2
Edit distance from "burqa"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "burqa"?
"burqa" is spelled B-U-R-Q-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɜː.kə/.
What does "burqa" mean?
As a noun, "burqa" means: An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial...
What words are commonly confused with "burqa"?
"burqa" is commonly confused with "bury", "Burt", "burr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "burqa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burqa" is /ˈbɜː.kə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "burqa"?
From Hindustani بُرْقَع (burqa') / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "burqa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Buell#48,103Braga#48,098Bodie#48,095bodes#48,094

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

butted7 variantscased7 variantsbidet7 variantscelled7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list