selkie
noun
selkie is spelled S-E-L-K-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, selkie means “A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of selkie is selkies.
How many letters and syllables are in selkie?
| Letters | 6: S-E-L-K-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is selkie?
Selkie appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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).
Forms of selkie
- selkies plural
- silkie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does selkie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
- 2
ScotlandThe common seal (harbor seal) (Phoca vitulina).
- 3
ScotlandThe grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Selkie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mythological creature:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | selkie, phoque-garou |
| German | Selkie |
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 selkie come from?
From Scots selkie fowk (“seal folk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).