# Kauai

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈwaɪ.iː/ · frequency rank #33,699

## Definitions
1. The oldest and fourth-largest island of Hawaii.

## Etymology
From Hawaiian Kauaʻi, of uncertain meaning.

## Easily confused with
- **kaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kauai-vs-kaya)
- **Kuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kauai-vs-kuan)
- **kayak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kauai-vs-kayak)
- **kazan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kauai-vs-kazan)
- **kawaii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kauai-vs-kawaii)
- **kai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kai-vs-kauai)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kara-vs-kauai)
- **kali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kali-vs-kauai)
- **kami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kami-vs-kauai)
- **Kari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kari-vs-kauai)
- **kana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kana-vs-kauai)
- **Kala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kauai)
- **kata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kata-vs-kauai)
- **kama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kauai)
- **kaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaka-vs-kauai)
- **Karan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kauai)
- **Kamal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kamal-vs-kauai)
- **kanji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kanji-vs-kauai)
- **Kagan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kagan-vs-kauai)
- **kabuki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kabuki-vs-kauai)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akuai`, `kaaui`, `kauia`, `kkauai`, `kuaai`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kauai