Maithili
/ˈmaɪtɪli/noun, adjective
Maithili is spelled M-A-I-T-H-I-L-I: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Maithili means “Alternative form of Maithil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Maithili is Maithilis.
How many letters and syllables are in Maithili?
| Letters | 8: M-A-I-T-H-I-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 Maithili?
Maithili appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 Maithili?
- /ˈmaɪtɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with Maithili
Sounds like: mightily (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of Maithili
- Maithilis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Maithili mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Maithil.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of Maithil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Maithili come from?
Borrowed from Maithili मैथिली (maithilī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).