shaila
/ˈʃeɪlə/noun
shaila is spelled S-H-A-I-L-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shaila means “A question, especially a religious or legal one posed to a rabbi regarding Jewish law (halacha)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shaila is shailas or shailos.
How many letters and syllables are in shaila?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-I-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 shaila?
Shaila appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 shaila?
- /ˈʃeɪlə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shaila
- shailas plural
- shailos plural
- shailah
- shailo
- shayla
- shaylah
- shayle
- she'ela
- sheela
- sheila
- sheilah
- shela
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shaila mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A question, especially a religious or legal one posed to a rabbi regarding Jewish law (halacha).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shaila come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish שאלה (sheyle), Hebrew שְׁאֵלָה (sh'elá, “question”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).