Tahitian
/təˈhiːʃən/
"tahitian" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tahitian” is uncommon English (frequency #53,900 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,900
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tahitian · Tahitian · English
Tahitian · rank #53,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,900
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH symmetrically
Nearest frequency peer: symmetrically (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Tahitian”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Suzhou
Suzhou
46,105 corpus weight
- symbolise
symbolise
46,103 corpus weight
- symmetrical…
symmetrically
46,102 corpus weight
- Tahitian
Tahitian
46,101 corpus weight
- Taoism
Taoism
46,099 corpus weight
- tearfully
tearfully
46,098 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Tahitian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tahitian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /təˈhiːʃən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,900 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Tahitian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Tahitian is uncommon English at frequency #53,900 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /təˈhiːʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tahitian, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Tahiti + -an. The correct English form is Tahitian, spelled T-A-H-I-T-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.
- 2A person from Tahiti or of Tahitian descent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tahitian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […]
Etymology
From Tahiti + -an.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).