maohi

\ma.ɔ.i\

/\ma.ɔ.i\/ adj

The verdict

“maohi” 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) - Relatif aux Polynésiens, aussi appelés Maohis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maohi · maohi · French

maohi · 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 "M" 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.

Key facts for maohi
PropertyValue
Headwordmaohi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ma.ɔ.i\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « maohi » en français

maohin'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maohi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.ɔ.i\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux Polynésiens, aussi appelés Maohis.".

maohi has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maohi, spelled M-A-O-H-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Polynésiens, aussi appelés Maohis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how maohi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mais Oscar Temaru ne désire pas n’importe quelle indépendance. Il veut une « indépendance maohie ».
  2. La conception maohi de la territorialité situe la terre émergée dans un processus d’expansion par la multiplication de l’insularité et prolifération à l’infini du nombre d’îles.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maohi"?
"maohi" is spelled M-A-O-H-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ɔ.i\.
What does "maohi" mean?
As an adjective, "maohi" means: Relatif aux Polynésiens, aussi appelés Maohis.
How do you pronounce "maohi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maohi" is \ma.ɔ.i\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maohi" come from?
"maohi" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list