Sinhalese
/sɪnhəˈliːz/adjective, noun
Sinhalese is spelled S-I-N-H-A-L-E-S-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Sinhalese means “Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Sinhalese?
| Letters | 9: S-I-N-H-A-L-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 Sinhalese?
Sinhalese appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 Sinhalese?
- /sɪnhəˈliːz/
- /sɪnəˈliːz/
Sinhalese has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Sinhalese.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Sinhalese
- more Sinhalese comparative
- most Sinhalese superlative
- Singalese
- Singhalese
- Cinghalese
- Cingalese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sinhalese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
noun
- 1
A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka.
- 2
The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sinhalese in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cinghalais , Cingalais, Cinghalais, Singalais, Singhalais, Srilankais |
| German | singhalesisch , Singhalese, Singhalesin , Singhalesisch |
| Portuguese | cingalês , cingalá, cingala |
| Spanish | cingalés |
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 Sinhalese come from?
From Sinhala + -ese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).