# koala

> English word · Noun · IPA /koʊˈɑː.lə/ · frequency rank #27,532

## Definitions
1. A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

## Etymology
From Dharug gula or gulawany.

## Easily confused with
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koala-vs-kool)
- **Kona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koala-vs-kona)
- **Kohl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koala-vs-kohl)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koala-vs-kota)
- **Korea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koala-vs-korea)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kara-vs-koala)
- **kale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kale-vs-koala)
- **kali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kali-vs-koala)
- **kaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-koala)
- **kana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kana-vs-koala)
- **Kala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-koala)
- **kata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kata-vs-koala)
- **kama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-koala)
- **kaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaka-vs-koala)
- **Kayla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kayla-vs-koala)
- **Kerala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kerala-vs-koala)
- **kamala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kamala-vs-koala)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kaola`, `kkoala`, `koaal`, `koalla`, `kolaa`, `okala`

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