# Maui

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #18,365

## Definitions
1. The second-largest island of Hawaii.
2. Alternative spelling of Māui.

## Etymology
From Hawaiian Maui, probably a contraction of Māui (a Hawaiian trickster god); or borrowed from Māori Māui.

## Easily confused with
- **mi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mi)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mu)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-may)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-max)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mum)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mud)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mug)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mri)
- **Mei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mei)
- **moi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-moi)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mou)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mun)
- **MCU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mcu)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-maw)
- **MSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-msi)
- **muh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-muh)
- **MCI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mci)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mua)
- **Mii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mii)
- **meu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-meu)

## Common misspellings (4)
`amui`, `maiu`, `mmaui`, `muai`

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