sia
/sjɑː˧/particle
sia is spelled S-I-A: 3 letters. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Sia, the name). As a particle, sia means “Tagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent, shock, surprise, exhaustion or exasperation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sia?
| Letters | 3: S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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; 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 sia?
Sia appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Sia, 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 sia?
- /sjɑː˧/
- /-˨˧/
- /sjɐ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sia?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sia.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sai, ais.
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 sia
- siah
- sial
- siol
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
particle
- 1
Tagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent, shock, surprise, exhaustion or exasperation.
– If you can’t find your pencils, maybe someone stole them. – For what sia?
noun
- 1
Initialism of Social Impact Assessment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sia come from?
Borrowed from Malay sial. The omission of /l/ may have been motivated by Chinese phonology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).