Salii

/ˈseɪli.iː/

//ˈseɪli.iː// noun

"salii" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Salii” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.

Corpus desk

Index EN-salii · Salii · English

Salii · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Salii
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalii
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈseɪli.iː/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Salii” in English

Saliisits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Salii is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈseɪli.iː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Salii in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”). The correct English form is Salii, spelled S-A-L-I-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.

Etymology

From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Salii"?
"Salii" is spelled S-A-L-I-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈseɪli.iː/.
What does "Salii" mean?
As a noun, "Salii" means: The 12 priests of Mars Gradivus in Ancient Rome.
How do you pronounce "Salii"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salii" is /ˈseɪli.iː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Salii"?
From Latin Salii (“the Leapers, the Jumpers”), from salīre (“to leap, to jump”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list