Maui

[ˈmaʊ̯i]

/[ˈmaʊ̯i]/ name

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The verdict

“Maui” is uncommon German (frequency #53,067 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,067
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zweitgrößte Insel der Inselgruppe von Hawaii

Corpus desk

Index DE-maui · Maui · German

Maui · rank #53,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,067
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maurizio

Nearest frequency peer: Maurizio (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Maui“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Maui“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maui
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaui
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmaʊ̯i]
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Maui“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Mauifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Maurizio“ (#53,068), „Marathons“ (#53,065), „Maori“ (#53,064). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maui“ bei #53,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maui is uncommon German at frequency #53,067 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈmaʊ̯i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweitgrößte Insel der Inselgruppe von Hawaii".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Maui, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Maui, spelled M-A-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweitgrößte Insel der Inselgruppe von Hawaii

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wir lagen auf Maui den ganzen Tag am Strand.

This word in other languages

Maui(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maui"?
"Maui" is spelled M-A-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaʊ̯i].
What does "Maui" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maui" means: zweitgrößte Insel der Inselgruppe von Hawaii
How do you pronounce "Maui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maui" is [ˈmaʊ̯i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maui" come from?
"Maui" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maui", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

muck#53,094Ovid#53,138Kari#52,981poco#53,159

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list