ceili
[keɪli]noun
ceili is spelled C-E-I-L-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ceili means “A social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ceili is ceilis.
How many letters and syllables are in ceili?
| Letters | 5: C-E-I-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 ceili?
Ceili appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 ceili?
- [keɪli]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ceili
- ceilis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ceili mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ceili come from?
Borrowed from Irish céilí (“Irish dancing session”), Scottish Gaelic ceilidh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).