mali
ma·li/ˈmɑli/noun
mali is spelled M-A-L-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ma·li). It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mali means “A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mali is malis.
How many letters and syllables are in mali?
| Letters | 4: M-A-L-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ma·li |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mali?
Mali appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 mali?
- UK /ˈmɑːli/
- US /ˈmɑli/
- US /ˈmæ-/
As a noun (“Money, cash”): /ˈmɑːli/, /ˈmɑli/.
As a noun: /ˈmeɪlaɪ/, /ˈmɑː-/, /ˈmæ-/.
Mali has 2 syllables, split ma·li in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Mali.wav, En-us-Mali.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mali.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with mali
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with mali?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mali from its last stressed vowel (/ɑli/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mail, lima, alim.
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).
Forms of mali
- malis plural
- mallee
- molly
- malley
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mali mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
- 2
Money, cash.
- 3
plural of malus
noun
- 1
slangA Somali.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mali come from?
Borrowed from Hindi माली (mālī, “gardener”), from Sanskrit माली (mālī, “wreath-maker, garland-maker; florist; gardener”), मालिन् (mālin, “florist; gardener”), from माला (mālā, “wreath, garland; chaplet, crown”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).