# wok

> English word · Noun · IPA /wɒk/ · frequency rank #37,773

## Definitions
1. A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.
2. Any dish prepared using such a pan.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 鑊 /镬 (wok⁶).

## Easily confused with
- **Wu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wu)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wt)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-ws)
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wv)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wy)
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-won)
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wow)
- **WTF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wtf)
- **WWE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wwe)
- **woo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-woo)
- **WWW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-www)
- **WTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wto)
- **WWF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wwf)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wot)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wut)
- **WSJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wsj)
- **WTH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wth)
- **wop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wop)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wry)
- **wor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wok-vs-wor)

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