Shi'i
/ˈʃiːi/adjective, noun
Shi'i is spelled S-H-I-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Shi'i means “Synonym of Shiite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Shi'i?
| Letters | 4: S-H-I-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 Shi'i?
Shi'i appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 Shi'i?
- /ˈʃiːi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Shi'i
- more Shi'i comparative
- most Shi'i superlative
- Shīʻī
- Shii
- Shi'is plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Shi'i mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Synonym of Shiite.
Coordinate term: Sunni
noun
- 1
Synonym of Shiite.
Coordinate term: Sunni
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shi'i in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Shiite:
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 Shi'i come from?
Borrowed from Arabic شِيعِيّ (šīʕiyy), from الشِّيعَة (aš-šīʕa, “the Shi'a”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Shi'a + -i.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).