# oka

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒkə/ · frequency rank #46,669

## Definitions
1. A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
2. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

## Etymology
From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

## Easily confused with
- **on** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-on)
- **or** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-or)
- **op** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-op)
- **OS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-os)
- **oz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-oz)
- **OT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-ot)
- **ou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-ou)
- **ow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-ow)
- **oo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-oo)
- **om** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-om)
- **ox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-ox)
- **oy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-oy)
- **ov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-ov)
- **one** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-one)
- **out** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-out)
- **our** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-our)
- **old** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-old)
- **own** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-own)
- **owe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-owe)
- **ore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oka-vs-ore)

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