taka
/ˈtɑːkə/noun
taka is spelled T-A-K-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taka means “The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taka is takas.
How many letters and syllables are in taka?
| Letters | 4: T-A-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is taka?
Taka appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 taka?
- /ˈtɑːkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-taka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with taka?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as taka.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kata.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of taka
- takas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳
- 2
Romanization of the Bengali name of the official currencies of India, Pakistan, Mauritius, Nepal, Seychelles, or Sri Lanka.
- 3
Alternative form of tanka (“historical Central and South Asian currency”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taka in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense national currency of Bangladesh:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | taka |
| German | Taka |
| Portuguese | taca |
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 taka come from?
From Bengali টাকা (ṭaka), from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).