Dhivehi
/dɪˈvɛ.hiː/noun
Dhivehi is spelled D-H-I-V-E-H-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Dhivehi means “An Indo-Aryan language, the official language of the Republic of Maldives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Dhivehi?
| Letters | 7: D-H-I-V-E-H-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 Dhivehi?
Dhivehi appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 Dhivehi?
- /dɪˈvɛ.hiː/
- /dɪˈveɪ.hiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Dhivehi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Dhivehi
- Divehi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Dhivehi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Indo-Aryan language, the official language of the Republic of Maldives.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dhivehi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an Indo-Aryan language:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | divehi |
| German | Dhivehi, Maledivisch |
| Portuguese | divehi |
| Spanish | dhivehi, maldivo |
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 Dhivehi come from?
Borrowed from Dhivehi ދިވެހި (divehi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).