pohutukawa
/pəˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə/noun
pohutukawa is spelled P-O-H-U-T-U-K-A-W-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pohutukawa means “A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pohutukawa is pohutukawas.
How many letters and syllables are in pohutukawa?
| Letters | 10: P-O-H-U-T-U-K-A-W-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 pohutukawa?
Pohutukawa appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 pohutukawa?
- /poːˈhutukʌwʌ/
- /pəˌhuːtəˈkʌːwə/
- UK /pəˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pohutukawa
- pohutukawas plural
- pōhutukawa
- pahutukawa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pohutukawa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pohutukawa come from?
Borrowed from Māori pōhutukawa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).