regalia
/ɹɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/noun
regalia is spelled R-E-G-A-L-I-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, regalia means “Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of regalia is regalias.
How many letters and syllables are in regalia?
| Letters | 7: R-E-G-A-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 regalia?
Regalia appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 regalia?
- US /ɹɪˈɡeɪ.li.ə/
- Australia /ɹɪˈɡæɪ.li.ə/
Regalia has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-regalia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with regalia?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as regalia from its last stressed vowel (/eɪliə/):
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 regalia
- regalias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does regalia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
- 2
The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
- 3
Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.
- 4
Traditional dress and accessories of North American Indigenous nations worn for ritual purposes.
- 5
Finery, magnificent dress, or lavish or flashy costume.
to be dressed in full regalia (dressed up)
- 6
obsoleteSumptuous food.
- 7
archaicA kind of large cigar of superior quality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Regalia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hoheitsrechte, Regalien , Insignien , Ornat |
| Portuguese | regalias |
| Spanish | regalía |
| French | regalia |
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 regalia come from?
From Middle English regalie, from Medieval Latin rēgālia (“royal powers”), substantivisation of the neuter plural of rēgālis (“of a king”), from rēx (“king”). By surface analysis, regal + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).