maki
ma·ki/ˈmɑːki/noun
maki is spelled M-A-K-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ma·ki). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maki means “A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maki is makis.
How many letters and syllables are in maki?
| Letters | 4: M-A-K-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ma·ki |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 maki?
Maki appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 maki?
- UK /ˈmɑːki/
- /ˈmaː.kɪ/
Maki has 2 syllables, split ma·ki in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-maki.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with maki?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as maki from its last stressed vowel (/ɑki/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kami.
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).
Forms of maki
- makis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
- 2
makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled.
- 3
Chinese Filipino thick soup of pork tenderloin, without noodles
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maki come from?
From French maki, from Malagasy maky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).