quokka
/ˈkwɒkə/noun
quokka is spelled Q-U-O-K-K-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quokka means “A cat-sized wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quokka is quokkas.
How many letters and syllables are in quokka?
| Letters | 6: Q-U-O-K-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quokka?
Quokka appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce quokka?
- /ˈkwɒkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quokka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quokka
- quokkas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quokka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cat-sized wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quokka in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Setonix brachyurus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quokka |
| German | Quokka, Kurzschwanzkänguru |
| Spanish | cuoca |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does quokka come from?
From Nyunga kwaka.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).