tui
/ˈtuːi/noun
tui is spelled T-U-I: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tui means “A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tui is tuis.
How many letters and syllables are in tui?
| Letters | 3: T-U-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 tui?
Tui appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 tui?
- /ˈtʉi/
- US /ˈtuːi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pohewatanga-tui_(NZ_English).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tui.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tui
Also written: tue.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tui?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tui from its last stressed vowel (/ui/):
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 tui
- tuis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tui mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.
noun
- 1
Initialism of text-based user interface or terminal user interface.
- 2
Initialism of tangible user interface.
- 3
Initialism of touch user interface.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tui in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méliphage tui, tui cravate-frisée |
| Spanish | mielero tui |
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.
Where does tui come from?
Borrowed from Māori tūī.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).