shari
noun
shari is spelled S-H-A-R-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Shari, the name). As a noun, shari means “Dead wood on the main trunk of a bonsai tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shari is sharis.
How many letters and syllables are in shari?
| Letters | 5: S-H-A-R-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shari?
Shari appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Shari, 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 shari?
Shari 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).
What rhymes with shari?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shari.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rashi.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shari
- sharis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shari mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Dead wood on the main trunk of a bonsai tree.
- 2
Rice for use in sushi that is often vinegared; sushi rice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shari come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 舎利 (shari).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).