scholia

/ˈskəʊlɪə/

//ˈskəʊlɪə// noun

"scholia" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of scholium

Corpus desk

Index EN-scholia · scholia · English

scholia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for scholia
PropertyValue
Headwordscholia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈskəʊlɪə/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “scholia” in English

scholiafalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

scholia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskəʊlɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

scholia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is scholia, spelled S-C-H-O-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of scholium
  2. 2
    plural of scholion

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 "scholia"?
"scholia" is spelled S-C-H-O-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈskəʊlɪə/.
What does "scholia" mean?
As a noun, "scholia" means: plural of scholium
How do you pronounce "scholia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scholia" is /ˈskəʊlɪə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scholia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list