saola
/ˈsaʊlə/noun
saola is spelled S-A-O-L-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saola means “A critically endangered ruminant of species Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, of Vietnam and Laos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saola is saolas.
How many letters and syllables are in saola?
| Letters | 5: S-A-O-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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; 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 saola?
Saola appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 saola?
- /ˈsaʊlə/
- /ˈsaʊˌlɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with saola?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as saola.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alosa.
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 saola
- saolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saola mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A critically endangered ruminant of species Pseudoryx nghetinhensis, of Vietnam and Laos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saola in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rare ruminant of Vietnam and Laos:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | saola |
| Spanish | saola, buey de vu quang |
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 saola come from?
Borrowed from Vietnamese sao la, probably from Lao ເສົາຫລ (sao la, “spindle[-horned]”) or some other Tai-Kadai language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).