shibari
shi·ba·ri/ʃɪˈbɑ.ɹi/noun
shibari is spelled S-H-I-B-A-R-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables (shi·ba·ri). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shibari means “The artful use of twine to tie objects or packages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shibari?
| Letters | 7: S-H-I-B-A-R-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: shi·ba·ri |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shibari?
Shibari appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 shibari?
- UK /ʃɪˈbɑː.ɹi/
- US /ʃɪˈbɑ.ɹi/
Shibari has 3 syllables, split shi·ba·ri in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-shibari.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shibari?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shibari from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹi/):
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).
What does shibari mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The artful use of twine to tie objects or packages.
- 2
A style of Japanese bondage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shibari in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense style of Japanese bondage:
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 shibari come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 縛(しば)り (shibari).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).