jalebi
/ˌd͡ʒɐˈle(ː).bi(ː)/noun
jalebi is spelled J-A-L-E-B-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jalebi means “A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jalebi is jalebis.
How many letters and syllables are in jalebi?
| Letters | 6: J-A-L-E-B-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 jalebi?
Jalebi appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 jalebi?
- /ˌd͡ʒɐˈle(ː).bi(ː)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jalebi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jalebi
- jalebis plural
- jallebi
- jelabee
- jilabi
- jilapi
- jilebi
- zulbia
- mushabak
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jalebi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jalebi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
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 jalebi come from?
From Hindustani जलेबी / جلیبی (jalebī). Doublet of zalabiya.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).