# taka

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɑːkə/ · frequency rank #35,551

## Definitions
1. The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳
2. Alternative form of tanka (“historical Central and South Asian currency”).

## Etymology
From Bengali টাকা (ṭaka), from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka).

## Easily confused with
- **TK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tk)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tax)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tea)
- **tap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tap)
- **tan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tan)
- **tar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tar)
- **tha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tha)
- **tao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tao)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tat)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tsa)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tau)
- **tam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tam)
- **Tal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tal)
- **Tia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tia)
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tay)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tra)
- **tsk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tsk)
- **Tok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tok)
- **tek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tek)
- **TCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tca)

## Common misspellings (5)
`atka`, `taak`, `takka`, `tkaa`, `ttaka`

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