pawa
noun
pawa is spelled P-A-W-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pawa means “An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pawa is pawas.
How many letters and syllables are in pawa?
| Letters | 4: P-A-W-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 pawa?
Pawa appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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).
Forms of pawa
- pawas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pawa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pawa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense edible univalve mollusc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ormeau, haliotide, paua |
| German | Abalone |
| Spanish | oreja de mar, abulón |
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.