paella
pa·e·lla/pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/noun
paella is spelled P-A-E-L-L-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (pa·e·lla). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paella means “A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paella is paellas.
How many letters and syllables are in paella?
| Letters | 6: P-A-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pa·e·lla |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 paella?
Paella appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 paella?
- UK /paɪˈ(j)ɛl(j)ə/
- UK /pɑːˈɛ.(l)(j)ə/
- US /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/
Paella has 3 syllables, split pa·e·lla in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-paella.wav, En-us-paella.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with paella?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as paella (/eɪə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: apella.
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 paella
- paellas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paella in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense savory Valencian dish:
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 paella come from?
Borrowed from Catalan paella (“pot; pan”), from Old French paelle, from Latin patella (“plate, small pan”). Doublet of patella and possibly pail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).