Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phyla

/ˈfaɪlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: phy-la
IPA: /ˈfaɪlə/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of phylum and phylon

Frequently Paired Words

genus species subspecies

Homonyms

fila filer (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

mila delilah fila twyla baila myla isla laila kyla nila lyla hila

Questions

How do you pronounce phyla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪlə/.
What does phyla mean?: plural of phylum and phylon

How to pronounce phyla

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