Israeli
/ɪzˈɹeɪli/noun, adjective
Israeli is spelled I-S-R-A-E-L-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,612th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Israeli means “A person from Israel or of Israeli descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Israeli is Israelis.
How many letters and syllables are in Israeli?
| Letters | 7: I-S-R-A-E-L-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,612th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Israeli?
Israeli appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,612th 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 Israeli?
- /ɪzˈɹeɪli/
Israeli has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Israeli.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Israeli
- Israelis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Israeli mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Israeli in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Israélien , israélien, israélienne |
| German | Israeli , israelisch |
| Portuguese | israelense, israelita |
| Spanish | israelí |
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 Israeli come from?
From Hebrew ישראלי (jiśrəʾēlî). By surface analysis, Israel + -i. Usage as a synonym for "Modern Israeli Hebrew" was popularized by Ghil'ad Zuckermann.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).