# Kauai vs kawaii

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kauai
*name · IPA /kəˈwaɪ.iː/ · frequency rank #33,699*
The oldest and fourth-largest island of Hawaii.

### kawaii
*adjective · IPA /kəˈwaɪ.i/ · frequency rank #47,138*
Cute, adorable.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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