# Sinhalese

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪnhəˈliːz/ · frequency rank #47,335

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.

## Etymology
From Sinhala + -ese.

## Common misspellings (13)
`isnhalese`, `sihnalese`, `sinahlese`, `sinhaelse`, `sinhalees`, `sinhalesse`, `sinhallese`, `sinhalsee`, `sinhhalese`, `sinhlaese`, `sinnhalese`, `snihalese`, `ssinhalese`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sinhalese