scilla
/ˈsɪlə/noun
scilla is spelled S-C-I-L-L-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scilla means “A plant of the genus Scilla; a squill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scilla is scillas.
How many letters and syllables are in scilla?
| Letters | 6: S-C-I-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 scilla?
Scilla appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 scilla?
- UK /ˈsɪlə/
Scilla 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 scilla
- scillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scilla mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant of the genus Scilla; a squill.
- 2
A bulb of Urginea scilla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scilla come from?
Borrowed from Latin scilla, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla). Doublet of squill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).