phial
phi·al/ˈfaɪəl/noun, verb
phial is spelled P-H-I-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables (phi·al). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phial means “A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phial is phials.
How many letters and syllables are in phial?
| Letters | 5: P-H-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: phi·al |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 phial?
Phial appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 phial?
- UK /ˈfaɪəl/
- US /ˈfaɪəl/
- US /faɪl/
Phial has 2 syllables, split phi·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phial?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phial from its last stressed vowel (/aɪəl/):
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 phial
- phials plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- phialing US, participle, present
- phialling UK, participle, present
- phialed US, participle, past
- phialled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now (specifically), a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.
verb
- 1
To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a phial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).