# okay

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ · frequency rank #930

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of OK.

## Etymology
A respelling of OK.

## Easily confused with
- **oy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-oy)
- **ova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-ova)
- **ora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-ora)
- **Ola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-ola)
- **Ota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-ota)
- **opa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-opa)
- **Ona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-ona)
- **Oma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-oma)
- **oki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-oki)
- **only** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-only)
- **oral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-oral)
- **oval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-oval)
- **Omar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-omar)
- **Oman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-oman)
- **orgy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-orgy)
- **opal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-opal)
- **Olaf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-olaf)
- **Ozzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-ozzy)
- **okey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-okey)
- **okra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okay-vs-okra)

## Common misspellings (5)
`koay`, `oaky`, `okayy`, `okkay`, `okya`

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