Kabyle
/kəˈbaɪl/noun, adjective
Kabyle is spelled K-A-B-Y-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Kabyle means “A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Kabyle is Kabyles.
How many letters and syllables are in Kabyle?
| Letters | 6: K-A-B-Y-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 Kabyle?
Kabyle appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 Kabyle?
- /kəˈbaɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Kabyle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Kabyle
- Kabyles plural
- more Kabyle comparative
- most Kabyle superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kabyle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria, speaking the Kabyle language.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to these people or their language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kabyle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 Kabyle come from?
From Arabic قَبَائِل (qabāʔil, “tribes”), plural of قَبِيلَة (qabīla, “tribe”), perhaps via French kabyle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).