# Maori

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaʊɹi/ · frequency rank #21,269

## Definitions
1. A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

## Easily confused with
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mar)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mri)
- **moi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-moi)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mor)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-more)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mark)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mary)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mars)
- **marc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-marc)
- **Modi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-modi)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mart)
- **Marx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-marx)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mare)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mara)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-maui)
- **moor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-moor)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-maxi)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mari)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-mori)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maori-vs-marr)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amori`, `maoir`, `maorri`, `mmaori`, `moari`

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