cailleach
noun
cailleach is spelled C-A-I-L-L-E-A-C-H: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cailleach means “An old woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cailleach is cailleachs.
How many letters and syllables are in cailleach?
| Letters | 9: C-A-I-L-L-E-A-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cailleach?
Cailleach appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
Forms of cailleach
- cailleachs plural
- caillach
- cailliach
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cailleach mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandAn old woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cailleach come from?
From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic cailleach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).