# waka

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,159

## Definitions
1. A kind of classical Japanese poem.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 和歌 (waka), from Middle Chinese 和 (ɣwa), a gloss for 倭 (ʔwa, “Japan”) + 歌 (ka, “song”).

## Easily confused with
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-was)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-way)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-war)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wax)
- **wan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wan)
- **WAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wal)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wat)
- **wha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wha)
- **wok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wok)
- **WAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wap)
- **WAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wav)
- **WPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wpa)
- **Wea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wea)
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-want)
- **walk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-walk)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-ways)
- **wall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wall)
- **wake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-wake)
- **warm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-warm)
- **weak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waka-vs-weak)

## Common misspellings (5)
`awka`, `waak`, `wakka`, `wkaa`, `wwaka`

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