kukui
/kuˈku.i/noun
kukui is spelled K-U-K-U-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kukui means “Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kukui is kukuis.
How many letters and syllables are in kukui?
| Letters | 5: K-U-K-U-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 kukui?
Kukui appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 kukui?
- /kuˈku.i/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kukui
- kukuis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kukui mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kukui come from?
From Hawaiian kukui. Doublet of tuitui.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).