sallee
/sæliː/noun
sallee is spelled S-A-L-L-E-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sallee means “Any of various wattles (acacia trees)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sallee is sallees.
How many letters and syllables are in sallee?
| Letters | 6: S-A-L-L-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sallee?
Sallee appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 sallee?
- /sæliː/
Sallee 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).
Forms of sallee
- sallees plural
- sally
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sallee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaAny of various wattles (acacia trees).
- 2
AustraliaAny of various eucalypts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sallee come from?
Transferative use of sally, dialectal variant of sallow (“willow”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).