AKA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aka"

English

Alternative forms

• a/k/a, A.K.A., a.k.a., aka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈækə/

Preposition

AKA

1. Initialism of also known as.

   That man by the bar is Frank, AKA "the lady killer".

   • 2009 September 23, Mark Gould, quoting Paul Pulford, “Former heroin addict inspires growing optimism from the wild side”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 31 December 2023:

     Weed It and Reap is the evocative title of a film about the remarkable life of Paul Pulford, AKA Scruffy.

Translations

also known as

• Dutch: alias (nl)
• Esperanto: a.k.k.
• Estonian: ehk (et)
• Finnish: eli (fi) (not an initialism)
• Indonesian: alias (id)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: anku (ku)

• Polish: aka (pl), alias (pl)
• Portuguese: TCC (pt)
• Spanish: TCC

Adverb

AKA (not comparable)

1. (informal) Used to introduce an explanation or clarification: in other words, i.e.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:in other words

   • 2023 May 4, Jack Bantock, “Tee-k Tock: The ‘appalling’ slow play controversy riling golf’s biggest stars”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 25 April 2025:

     “The player should usually be able to play more quickly than that and is encouraged to do so,” the guidelines state, with golfers that exceed 40 seconds – AKA “bad time” – “informed as soon as practicable” by a tournament official.

   • 2024 September 5, Beth Gillette, “24 Fall Hair Colors Every Celebrity Is Asking for Rn”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[3], archived from the original on 17 December 2024:

     “This color is golden blonde in color and tone, with ‘10k gold lights’ that have a cool reflect for the perfect sparkle,” says celebrity hairstylist Matt Rez, who claims this will be the biggest hair color trend this fall (aka take notes).

Translations

in other words — see in other words,‎ that is to say

See also

• FKA
• PKA

Anagrams

• aak