moai
/ˈmoʊ.aɪ/noun
moai is spelled M-O-A-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moai means “One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moai is moais.
How many letters and syllables are in moai?
| Letters | 4: M-O-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 moai?
Moai appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 moai?
- /ˈmoʊ.aɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moai.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moai
- moais plural
- mo'ai
- moyai
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moai in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stone statue on Easter Island:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does moai come from?
Borrowed from Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).