# okra

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒkɹə/ · frequency rank #45,554

## Definitions
1. The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
2. The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.

## Etymology
From an unknown West African language, probably Igbo ọ́kụ̀rụ̀ but cf. Akan ŋkrũmã and ŋkrakra (“broth”).

## Easily confused with
- **or** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-or)
- **our** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-our)
- **ore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ore)
- **org** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-org)
- **Orr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-orr)
- **orb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-orb)
- **ova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ova)
- **ora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ora)
- **orc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-orc)
- **Ola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ola)
- **Ori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ori)
- **Ota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ota)
- **ord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ord)
- **opa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-opa)
- **Ona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ona)
- **Oma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-oma)
- **Ors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ors)
- **oral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-oral)
- **ours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-ours)
- **Olga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/okra-vs-olga)

## Common misspellings (5)
`kora`, `okar`, `okkra`, `okrra`, `orka`

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