Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tahiti

/təˈhiːti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: tahi-ti
IPA: /təˈhiːti/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the largest island in French Polynesia.

name

A former kingdom in Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Inflected Forms

Otaheite (alternative)

Derived Forms

Tahitian

Phrases

Tahiti lime Tahiti petrel

Synonyms

George's Island King George the Third's Island Kingdom of Tahiti

Rhymes With

treaty graffiti sweetie beatty meaty beattie petey beaty politi viti entreaty wapiti

Questions

How do you pronounce tahiti?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈhiːti/.
What does tahiti mean?: the largest island in French Polynesia.

How to pronounce tahiti

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