Sinhalese
/sɪnhəˈliːz/
"sinhalese" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sinhalese” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,335. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,335
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sinhalese · Sinhalese · English
Sinhalese · rank #47,335 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,335
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH Sikkim
Nearest frequency peer: Sikkim (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Sinhalese”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sheaf
sheaf
52,671 corpus weight
- siesta
siesta
52,668 corpus weight
- Sikkim
Sikkim
52,667 corpus weight
- Sinhalese
Sinhalese
52,666 corpus weight
- Skoda
Skoda
52,665 corpus weight
- sniffer
sniffer
52,663 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Sinhalese” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sinhalese |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sɪnhəˈliːz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #47,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sinhalese” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Sinhalese (IPA /sɪnhəˈliːz/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,335 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sinhalese, with forms such as "isnhalese", "sihnalese", and "sinahlese". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sinhala + -ese. The correct English form is Sinhalese, spelled S-I-N-H-A-L-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
Etymology
From Sinhala + -ese.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- isnhalese
- sihnalese
- sinahlese
- sinhaelse
- sinhalees
- sinhalesse
- sinhallese
- sinhalsee
- sinhhalese
- sinhlaese
- sinnhalese
- snihalese
- ssinhalese
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sinhalese - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sinhalese", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.