# moa

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒʌ/ · frequency rank #29,747

## Definitions
1. Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.
2. An extremely tall individual.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Māori moa, from Proto-Polynesian *moa (“fowl”).

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-ms)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mp)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mt)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mu)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mx)
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mom)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mrs)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mum)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mps)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mud)
- **mob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mob)
- **mph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mph)
- **mod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mod)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mvp)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mtv)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moa-vs-mon)

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