idli
noun
idli is spelled I-D-L-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, idli means “A South Asian cake made from a mixture of ground rice and lentils fermented and steamed in a mold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of idli is idlis.
How many letters and syllables are in idli?
| Letters | 4: I-D-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 idli?
Idli appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 idli?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-idli.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of idli
- idlis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does idli mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A South Asian cake made from a mixture of ground rice and lentils fermented and steamed in a mold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does idli come from?
From Tamil இட்லி (iṭli), Kannada ಇಡ್ಲಿ (iḍli).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).