kovil
/ˈkoːvɪl/noun
kovil is spelled K-O-V-I-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kovil means “A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kovil is kovils.
How many letters and syllables are in kovil?
| Letters | 5: K-O-V-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 kovil?
Kovil appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 kovil?
- /ˈkoːvɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kovil
- kovils plural
- koil
- koyil
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kovil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.
Aruna went to the Pittsburgh Perumal kovil yesterday.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kovil come from?
Transliteration of Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, “King's residence, temple”). See also Malay kuil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).