kali
/ˈkæli/noun
kali is spelled K-A-L-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kali means “The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kali?
| Letters | 4: K-A-L-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kali?
Kali appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 kali?
- /ˈkæli/
- /ˈkeɪli/
As a noun (“Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art”): /ˈkɑːli/.
As a noun (“A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in…”): /ˈkeɪli/.
Kali has 2 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-kali.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kali2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kali3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kali?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as kali.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kail, laik.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does kali mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
- 2
Alkali, particularly soda ash or potash.
- 3
Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art.
- 4
A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in appearance to sherbet but made with larger sugar crystals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kali come from?
From Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).