vermicelli
/vəɹməˈsɛli/noun
vermicelli is spelled V-E-R-M-I-C-E-L-L-I: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vermicelli means “Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vermicelli is vermicellis.
How many letters and syllables are in vermicelli?
| Letters | 10: V-E-R-M-I-C-E-L-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 vermicelli?
Vermicelli appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 vermicelli?
- US /vəɹməˈsɛli/
- US /vəɹməˈt͡ʃɛli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vermicelli.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vermicelli?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vermicelli from its last stressed vowel (/ɛli/):
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 vermicelli
- vermicellis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vermicelli mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
- 2
Any type of long, thin noodles, as in rice vermicelli.
- 3
UKChocolate sprinkles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vermicelli in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense long, slender pasta:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vermicelle, vermicelles |
| German | Vermicelli, Fadennudeln |
| Portuguese | vermicelli, aletria |
| Spanish | vermicelli |
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 vermicelli come from?
From Italian vermicelli, plural of vermicello (“little worm”), from verme (“worm”), from Latin vermis + -cello (“diminutive suffix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).