Abangan
/əˈbæŋ.ɡən/noun, adjective
Abangan is spelled A-B-A-N-G-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Abangan means “A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Abangan?
| Letters | 7: A-B-A-N-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Abangan?
Abangan appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Abangan?
- US /əˈbæŋ.ɡən/
Abangan has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Abangan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or derived from the Abangan, their language, or culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Abangan come from?
Possibly from Javanese ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀ (abangan, “red colouring”), from ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, “red”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).