lei

Other forms of lei

plural

leis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lei

What does lei mean?

lei means "flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes".

How many syllables are in lei?

lei has 1 syllable: lei. In IPA it is /ˈleɪ/.

What is another word for lei?

Close synonyms include wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lei a common word?

lei is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lei?

21 words rhyme with lei. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.