kahili
noun
kahili is spelled K-A-H-I-L-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kahili means “A feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kahili is kahilis.
How many letters and syllables are in kahili?
| Letters | 6: K-A-H-I-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 kahili?
Kahili appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
Forms of kahili
- kahilis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kahili mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kahili come from?
From Hawaiian kāhili.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).