Coca-Cocoa | Commonly Confused Words

Coca

A tropical plant with leaves used to make drugs and traditional medicine; it can also refer to a soft drink made with coca leaves.

/ˈkəʊkəʊ/

A powder made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, used to make chocolate

Coca is often associated with coca leaves, known primarily for their use in cocaine production.
Cocoa is associated with chocolate and is a product derived from cacao beans, not coca leaves.
Remember: cocoa has an o resembling a round cacao bean, while coca is shorter and sharper to remember its different use.
Coca is not edible for most purposes, while cocoa is delicious and used in foods.
Cocoa is usually linked with desserts, but coca has a different, more industrial use.