ghillie
ghil·lie/ˈɡɪli/noun, verb
ghillie is spelled G-H-I-L-L-I-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ghil·lie). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ghillie means “A low-cut type of shoe with decorative lacing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ghillie is ghillies.
How many letters and syllables are in ghillie?
| Letters | 7: G-H-I-L-L-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ghil·lie |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ghillie?
Ghillie appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 ghillie?
- UK /ˈɡɪli/
- US /ˈɡɪli/
Ghillie has 2 syllables, split ghil·lie in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ghillie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ghillie?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ghillie from its last stressed vowel (/ɪli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ghillie
- ghillies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ghillying participle, present
- ghillied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ghillie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A low-cut type of shoe with decorative lacing.
- 2
Alternative spelling of gillie.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of gillie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).