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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iiwi

/iːˈiːviː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ii-wi
IPA
/iːˈiːviː/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird, the scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea).

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻiʻiwi.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /iːˈiːviː/

Inflected Forms

iiwis (plural)

Rhymes With

evie skeevy

Questions

How do you pronounce iiwi?
The recorded pronunciation is /iːˈiːviː/.
What does iiwi mean?
A bird, the scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea).
Where does iiwi come from?
From Hawaiian ʻiʻiwi.

How to pronounce iiwi

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/iːˈiːviː/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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