# cola

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.lə/ · frequency rank #10,513

## Definitions
1. The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
2. A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

## Etymology
From a Niger-Congo language, compare Temne kola, Mandinka kola. The beverage "Coca-Cola" was what made the term widely known, and popularized the spelling with c instead of k.

## Easily confused with
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cos)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cox)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-coo)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cpa)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cot)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-coz)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-csa)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-coy)
- **cpl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cpl)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cta)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cov)
- **CSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-csl)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-come)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cost)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cool)
- **cold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cola-vs-cold)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ccola`, `cloa`, `colla`, `ocla`

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