# jihad vs jihadi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jihad
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪˈhæd/ · frequency rank #15,200*
A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

### jihadi
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/ · frequency rank #33,297*
A jihadist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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