aedile
/ˈiːdaɪl/noun
aedile is spelled A-E-D-I-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aedile means “An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aedile is aediles.
How many letters and syllables are in aedile?
| Letters | 6: A-E-D-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aedile?
Aedile appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aedile?
- /ˈiːdaɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Patricius17-aedile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aedile?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aedile.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dealie.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aedile
- aediles plural
- edile
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aedile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aedile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense elected official in Ancient Rome:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aedile come from?
From Latin aedīlis (“commissioner or magistrate”), from aedēs + -īlis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).