rapanui
Spanish, noun/ˌrapaˈnui/
rapanui is spelled R-A-P-A-N-U-I (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 84,644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapanui is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Rapa Nui” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lengua polinésica hablada en la Isla de Pascua o Rapa Nui, territorio de Chile en Oceanía”.
What does rapanui mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineRapa Nui
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la Isla de Pascua o Rapa Nui, territorio de Chile en Oceanía.
noun: 1. Lengua polinésica hablada en la Isla de Pascua o Rapa Nui, territorio de Chile en Oceanía.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rapanui
- rapanuis plural
- rapanuís plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rapanui?
- /ˌrapaˈnui/
- [ˌra.paˈnui̯]
- [rapaˈnwi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rapanui in Spanish?
rapanui appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).