whakapapa
/ˈfɑːkəˌpɑːpə/noun
whakapapa is spelled W-H-A-K-A-P-A-P-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whakapapa means “Genealogy, as a fundamental principle of Māori culture that is critical in establishing one's identity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whakapapa is whakapapas.
How many letters and syllables are in whakapapa?
| Letters | 9: W-H-A-K-A-P-A-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 whakapapa?
Whakapapa appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 whakapapa?
- /ˈfɑːkəˌpɑːpə/
- [fakaˈpapa]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of whakapapa
- whakapapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whakapapa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Genealogy, as a fundamental principle of Māori culture that is critical in establishing one's identity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whakapapa come from?
Borrowed from Māori whakapapa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).