kabuki
ka·bu·ki/kəˈbuːki/noun
kabuki is spelled K-A-B-U-K-I: 6 letters and 3 syllables (ka·bu·ki). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kabuki means “A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kabuki?
| Letters | 6: K-A-B-U-K-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ka·bu·ki |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kabuki?
Kabuki appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 kabuki?
- US /kəˈbuːki/
- UK /kəˈbuːkiː/
Kabuki has 3 syllables, split ka·bu·ki in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-kabuki.ogg, En-au-kabuki.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kabuki?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kabuki from its last stressed vowel (/uki/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does kabuki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.
- 2
USA stylized, pretentious, and often hollow performance; (especially) political posturing.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of kabuki.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kabuki in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense form of Japanese theatre:
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 kabuki come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 歌舞伎 (kabuki).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).