houka
^((h aspiré))\u.ka\
The verdict
“houka” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pipe indienne, voisine du narguilé turc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-houka · houka · French
houka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | houka |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\u.ka\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « houka » en français
Rare enough to double-check
houka is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\u.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pipe indienne, voisine du narguilé turc.".
houka doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is houka, spelled H-O-U-K-A.
Definition
- 1Pipe indienne, voisine du narguilé turc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how houka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est l’Ennui ! — l’œil chargé d’un pleur involontaire, Il rêve d’échafauds en fumant son houka. Tu le connais, lecteur, ce monstre délicat, Hypocrite lecteur, — mon semblable, — mon frère !
Je voudrais être ce petit jeune homme, dit le critique en s’asseyant et prenant le bout du houka.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.