okra

\ɔ.kʁa\

/\ɔ.kʁa\/ noun

The verdict

“okra” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de gombo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-okra · okra · French

okra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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.

Key facts for okra
PropertyValue
Headwordokra
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.kʁa\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « okra » en français

okrareste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

okra is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.kʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de gombo.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for okra, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is okra, spelled O-K-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de gombo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how okra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il lui montrait ce qu’il voulait qu’on lui mette dans son assiette – en général, c’était un steak, du jambon, du poulet, des galettes de maïs, des patates douces, des beignets d’okras, des tomates avec un oignon et des œufs – plus une part de soufflé à la banane.
  2. Les Égyptiens furent les premiers à cultiver l’okra, qui poussait à l’état sauvage sur les rives du Nil.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "okra"?
"okra" is spelled O-K-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.kʁa\.
What does "okra" mean?
As a noun, "okra" means: Synonyme de gombo.
How do you pronounce "okra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "okra" is \ɔ.kʁa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "okra" come from?
"okra" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list