kawaï
\ka.waj\
The verdict
“kawaï” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de kawaii. Mignon, spécialement en parlant de la pop culture japonaise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kawai · kawaï · French
kawaï · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kawaï |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.waj\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
kawaï is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.waj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de kawaii. Mignon, spécialement en parlant de la pop culture japonaise.".
kawaï doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is kawaï, spelled K-A-W-A-Ï.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de kawaii. Mignon, spécialement en parlant de la pop culture japonaise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kawaï appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous le savez, je suis une Kitty addict, rien donc d’étonnant que dès que je suis à vue d’une moustache so kawaï du petit chat japonais, je sois en ébullition.
Assez kawaï, le cake à la rose barbie.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.