# teak

> English word · Noun · IPA /tiːk/ · frequency rank #35,552

## Definitions
1. An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
2. A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
3. A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.

## Etymology
Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

## Easily confused with
- **TK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tk)
- **ten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-ten)
- **Ted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-ted)
- **Tel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tel)
- **tee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tee)
- **tha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tha)
- **Tex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tex)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tsa)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-ter)
- **Tia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tia)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tra)
- **teh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-teh)
- **TEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tec)
- **tsk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tsk)
- **Tok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tok)
- **tek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tek)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-tet)
- **TWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-twa)
- **Teo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-teo)
- **toa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teak-vs-toa)

## Common misspellings (4)
`etak`, `teakk`, `teka`, `tteak`

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