waka
/ˈwakə/noun
waka is spelled W-A-K-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Waka, the name). As a noun, waka means “A kind of classical Japanese poem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of waka is wakas.
How many letters and syllables are in waka?
| Letters | 4: W-A-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 waka?
Waka appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Waka, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce waka?
- /ˈwʌkʌ/
- /ˈwʌkə/
- UK /ˈwakə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-waka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with waka?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as waka from its last stressed vowel (/akə/, British pronunciation):
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 waka
- wakas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of classical Japanese poem.
- 2
A Maori canoe.
- 3
A broad Maori community consisting of numerous Maori tribes, all sharing common ancestors thought to have come to New Zealand in a particular canoe. (A waka is divided into several iwi.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does waka come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 和歌 (waka), from Middle Chinese 和 (ɣwa), a gloss for 倭 (ʔwa, “Japan”) + 歌 (ka, “song”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).