# kiwi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkiːwi/ · frequency rank #18,870

## Definitions
1. A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“person from New Zealand”).
3. A New Zealand dollar.
4. A kiwi fruit.
5. A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
6. A member of the air force who does not fly.
7. A testicle.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Māori kiwi.

## Easily confused with
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiwi-vs-koi)
- **Kyi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiwi-vs-kyi)
- **koji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiwi-vs-koji)
- **kI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ki-vs-kiwi)
- **kid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kid-vs-kiwi)
- **Kim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kiwi)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kit-vs-kiwi)
- **kai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kai-vs-kiwi)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-kiwi)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kia-vs-kiwi)
- **kei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kei-vs-kiwi)
- **kew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kew-vs-kiwi)
- **kip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kiwi)
- **Kik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kik-vs-kiwi)
- **kind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kind-vs-kiwi)
- **kids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kids-vs-kiwi)
- **king** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/king-vs-kiwi)
- **kill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kill-vs-kiwi)
- **kick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kick-vs-kiwi)
- **kiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiss-vs-kiwi)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ikwi`, `kiiw`, `kiwwi`, `kkiwi`, `kwii`

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