aitu
ai·tu/ˈaɪtuː/noun
aitu is spelled A-I-T-U: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ai·tu). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aitu means “A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aitu is aitus.
How many letters and syllables are in aitu?
| Letters | 4: A-I-T-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ai·tu |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aitu?
Aitu appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aitu?
- /ˈaɪtuː/
Aitu has 2 syllables, split ai·tu in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of aitu
- aitus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aitu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aitu come from?
Borrowed from a Polynesian language, from Proto-Polynesian *qaitu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).