shií

[ʃiˈi]

/[ʃiˈi]/ adj

The verdict

“shií” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditar...

Corpus desk

Index ES-shii · shií · Spanish

shií · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for shií
PropertyValue
Headwordshií
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃiˈi]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “shií” en español

shiíqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shií is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʃiˈi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditar...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for shií, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is shií, spelled S-H-I-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditario y el primer imán

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shií"?
"shií" is spelled S-H-I-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃiˈi].
What does "shií" mean?
As an adjective, "shií" means: Propio de, relativo a o adepto del chiismo, una de las dos principales corrientes del islam junto con el sunismo, que se caracteriza por considerar a Alí, yerno de Mahoma, como su sucesor hereditar...
How do you pronounce "shií"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shií" is [ʃiˈi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shií" come from?
"shií" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list