yakka
noun, verb
yakka is spelled Y-A-K-K-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yakka means “Work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yakka is yakkas or yakke.
How many letters and syllables are in yakka?
| Letters | 5: Y-A-K-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 yakka?
Yakka appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yakka?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-yakka.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with yakka?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as yakka.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kayak.
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 yakka
- yakker
- yakkas plural
- yakke plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yakka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaWork.
- 2
Indiaderogatoryslanga Sikh living in the Sikh diaspora, especially one from the West
verb
- 1
AustraliaTo work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yakka come from?
From Yagara yaga (“work”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).