wali
/ˈwɑːliː/noun
wali is spelled W-A-L-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wali means “A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wali is walis or wālis.
How many letters and syllables are in wali?
| Letters | 4: W-A-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 wali?
Wali 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 wali?
- /ˈwɑːliː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with wali?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as wali.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: wail, liwa, wila.
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 wali
- walis plural
- wāli
- vali
- wālis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wali mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.
- 2
A saint or prophet.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of wali.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wali in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense provincial governor in certain Islamic countries:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | wali |
| Spanish | valí |
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 wali come from?
Borrowed from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).