Thai
/taɪ/adjective, noun
Thai is spelled T-H-A-I: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Thai means “Of or pertaining to Thailand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Thai?
| Letters | 4: T-H-A-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,407th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 Thai?
Thai appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,407th 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 Thai?
- /taɪ/
- /θaɪ/
- /t̪ʰɑj/
Thai has one syllable (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: En-us-Thai.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with Thai
Sounds like: taille, tie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of Thai
- more Thai comparative
- most Thai superlative
- Thais plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Thai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Thailand.
noun
- 1
A person living in or coming from Thailand.
- 2
A domestic cat of a particular breed descended from cats of Thailand and somewhat resembling a Siamese.
- 3
Thai cuisine; traditional Thai food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thai in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thaïlandais, thaï , Thaïlandais, Thaïlandaise |
| German | thailändisch , Thailänder, Thailänderin, Thai |
| Portuguese | tailandês , tailandesa |
| Spanish | tailandés, thailandés, tai, thai |
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 Thai come from?
Borrowed from Thai ไทย (tai). Doublet of Tai and Dai.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).