scotia
/ˈskoʊʃə/noun
scotia is spelled S-C-O-T-I-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Scotia, the name). As a noun, scotia means “A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scotia is scotias.
How many letters and syllables are in scotia?
| Letters | 6: S-C-O-T-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 scotia?
Scotia appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Scotia, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scotia?
- /ˈskoʊʃə/
Scotia 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 scotia
- scotias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scotia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scotia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of architectural molding:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | scotie |
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 scotia come from?
From Latin scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία (skotía, “dark, shadowy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).