sala
noun
sala is spelled S-A-L-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sala means “A large hall or reception room” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sala is salas.
How many letters and syllables are in sala?
| Letters | 4: S-A-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 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 sala?
Sala appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 sala?
Sala has 2 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).
What rhymes with sala?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sala.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alas.
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 sala
- salas plural
- saala
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sala mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large hall or reception room.
- 2
A living room.
- 3
A courtroom.
- 4
An open pavilion in Thailand used as a meeting place or to shelter from the weather.
- 5
IndiaA brother-in-law; a wife's brother.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sala come from?
From Spanish sala, from Germanic. Compare Swedish sal. Doublet of salle and sale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).