huipil
/ˈwi.pil/noun
huipil is spelled H-U-I-P-I-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, huipil means “A traditional blouse worn by the women of various indigenous peoples of Central America including the Maya and Zapotec, or the textile from which…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of huipil is huipils or huipiles.
How many letters and syllables are in huipil?
| Letters | 6: H-U-I-P-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 huipil?
Huipil appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 huipil?
- US /ˈwi.pil/
Huipil has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of huipil
- huipils plural
- huipiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does huipil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional blouse worn by the women of various indigenous peoples of Central America including the Maya and Zapotec, or the textile from which such a garment is made.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does huipil come from?
From Spanish huipil, from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).