xi

Other forms of xi

plural

xis·

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 xi

What does xi mean?

xi means "the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in xi?

xi has 1 syllable: xi. In IPA it is /ˈʃi/.

What is another word for xi?

Close synonyms include eleven, 11, eleven, 11. 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 xi a common word?

xi 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 xi?

1 word rhymes with xi. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.