islay
/ˈɪzleɪ/noun
islay is spelled I-S-L-A-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Islay, the name). As a noun, islay means “Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern California” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of islay is islays.
How many letters and syllables are in islay?
| Letters | 5: I-S-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 islay?
Islay appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Islay, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce islay?
- /ˈɪzleɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of islay
- islays plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does islay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern California.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does islay come from?
Borrowed from Spanish islay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).