cicala
/sɪˈkɑːlə/noun
cicala is spelled C-I-C-A-L-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cicala means “A cicada” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cicala is cicalas.
How many letters and syllables are in cicala?
| Letters | 6: C-I-C-A-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cicala?
Cicala appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 cicala?
- UK /sɪˈkɑːlə/
Cicala has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cicala
- cicalas plural
- cicale
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cicala mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cicada.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cicala come from?
Derived from Italian cicala and Occitan cicala. Doublet of cicada.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).