hongi
/ˈhɒŋi/noun, verb
hongi is spelled H-O-N-G-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hongi means “The Maori greeting of touching noses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hongi is hongis.
How many letters and syllables are in hongi?
| Letters | 5: H-O-N-G-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 hongi?
Hongi appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 hongi?
- /ˈhɒŋi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hongi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hongi
- hongis plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hongiing participle, present
- hongied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hongi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Maori greeting of touching noses.
verb
- 1
To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hongi come from?
Borrowed from Māori hongi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).