afghani
/æfˈɡɑːni/noun
afghani is spelled A-F-G-H-A-N-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, afghani means “The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of afghani is afghanis.
How many letters and syllables are in afghani?
| Letters | 7: A-F-G-H-A-N-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is afghani?
Afghani appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 afghani?
- /æfˈɡɑːni/
Afghani has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-afghani.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of afghani
- afghanis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afghani mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of afghani (“Afghanistan's unit of currency”).
- 2
proscribedAn Afghan; a native, inhabitant or national of Afghanistan.
This is not the way Afghanis conduct business. For the Afghans, time is not of the essence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afghani in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense national currency of Afghanistan:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does afghani come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانی (afġānī), derivative of افغان (afġān).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).