haikai
noun
haikai is spelled H-A-I-K-A-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, haikai means “A form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in haikai?
| Letters | 6: H-A-I-K-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 haikai?
Haikai appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
What does haikai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of Japanese comic verse, featuring satire and puns.
- 2
A poem written in such a style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Haikai in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | haïkaï |
| Spanish | haikai, hai-kai |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does haikai come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 俳(はい)諧(かい) (haikai).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).