poi
/pɔɪ/noun
poi is spelled P-O-I: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poi means “The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poi is pois.
How many letters and syllables are in poi?
| Letters | 3: P-O-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is poi?
Poi appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 poi?
- US /pɔɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-poi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with poi?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poi from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of poi
- pois plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.
- 2
A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
- 3
A small ball made of leaves and fibres, attached to a string.
- 4
A traditional dance performed by Maori women involving the rhythmic swinging of such a ball.
- 5
Alternative form of poee (“Goan flatbread”).
noun
- 1
Initialism of point of interest.
- 2
Initialism of person of interest.
- 3
Initialism of point of impact.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poi come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian poi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).