# tiki

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtiːkiː/ · frequency rank #25,615

## Definitions
1. Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Māori tiki (“figurine”).

## Easily confused with
- **TK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tk)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tip)
- **Tim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tim)
- **tin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tin)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tri)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tit)
- **tsk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tsk)
- **TOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-toi)
- **Tok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tok)
- **tui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tui)
- **TKO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tko)
- **TMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tmi)
- **tio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tio)
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-time)
- **till** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-till)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tiny)
- **tips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tips)
- **tire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tire)
- **tits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tits)
- **Tina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiki-vs-tina)

## Common misspellings (5)
`itki`, `tiik`, `tikki`, `tkii`, `ttiki`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tiki