cullis
/ˈkʌlɪs/noun
cullis is spelled C-U-L-L-I-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cullis means “A gutter in a roof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cullis is cullises.
How many letters and syllables are in cullis?
| Letters | 6: C-U-L-L-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 cullis?
Cullis appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 cullis?
- /ˈkʌlɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cullis
- cullises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cullis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gutter in a roof.
- 2
A channel or groove, as for a side-scene in a theatre.
- 3
obsoleteA strong meat broth, strained and made clear for someone who is ill
- 4
obsoletea savoury jelly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cullis come from?
French coulisse (“groove”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).