kathakali
/ˌkætəˈkæli/noun
kathakali is spelled K-A-T-H-A-K-A-L-I: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kathakali means “a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kathakali is kathakalis.
How many letters and syllables are in kathakali?
| Letters | 9: K-A-T-H-A-K-A-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 kathakali?
Kathakali appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 kathakali?
- /ˌkætəˈkæli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kathakali
- kathakalis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kathakali mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kathakali come from?
Borrowed from Malayalam കഥകളി (kathakaḷi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).