moka

noun

"moka" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“moka” is uncommon English (frequency #79,768 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,768
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A moka pot.

Key facts for moka
PropertyValue
Headwordmoka
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “moka” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

moka is uncommon English at frequency #79,768 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A moka pot.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for moka in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from Italian moka. The correct English form is moka, spelled M-O-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A moka pot.

Etymology

Probably from Italian moka.

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 "moka"?
"moka" is spelled M-O-K-A.
What does "moka" mean?
As a noun, "moka" means: A moka pot.
What is the origin of the word "moka"?
Probably from Italian moka. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “moka”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list