paua
/ˈpɑːwə/noun
paua is spelled P-A-U-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paua means “Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paua is pauas.
How many letters and syllables are in paua?
| Letters | 4: P-A-U-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 paua?
Paua appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 paua?
- US /ˈpɑːwə/
- /ˈpɐːwɘ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of paua
- pauas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry.
- 2
The shell of this mollusc.
- 3
A fish hook made from this shell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paua come from?
Borrowed from Māori pāua.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).