sheila
/ˈʃiːlə/noun
sheila is spelled S-H-E-I-L-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Sheila, the name). As a noun, sheila means “A woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sheila is sheilas.
How many letters and syllables are in sheila?
| Letters | 6: S-H-E-I-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th 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 sheila?
Sheila appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Sheila, 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 sheila?
- /ˈʃiːlə/
Sheila 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). Recordings: En-au-sheila.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sheila
Also written: shayla.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sheila
- sheilas plural
- shayla
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sheila mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangA woman.
- 2
Alternative form of shayla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sheila in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman:
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 sheila come from?
From Sheila (“female given name”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).