zail
noun
zail is spelled Z-A-I-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zail means “An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zail is zails.
How many letters and syllables are in zail?
| Letters | 4: Z-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is zail?
Zail appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
Forms of zail
- zails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaAn administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zail come from?
From Hindi ज़ैल (zail).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).