neroli
ne·ro·li/ˈnɛɹəli/noun
neroli is spelled N-E-R-O-L-I: 6 letters and 3 syllables (ne·ro·li). It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neroli means “More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neroli is nerolis.
How many letters and syllables are in neroli?
| Letters | 6: N-E-R-O-L-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ne·ro·li |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 neroli?
Neroli appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 neroli?
- UK /ˈnɪəɹəli/
- US /ˈnɛɹəli/
Neroli has 3 syllables, split ne·ro·li in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-neroli.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with neroli?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as neroli from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹəli/):
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 neroli
- nerolis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neroli mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neroli in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense essential oil obtained from the blossom of the bitter orange:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | néroli |
| German | Neroli |
| Portuguese | oléo de néroli |
| Spanish | neroli, aceite de flores de naranjo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does neroli come from?
Borrowed from French néroli (“neroli”), from Nerola, a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642–1722), Princess of Nerola but originally from France, is thought to have made neroli popular as a fragrance in her country of birth around 1670. The word is cognate with Italian (obsolete) nerola, neroli.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).