ahau
noun
ahau is spelled A-H-A-U: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ahau means “Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ahau is ahaus.
How many letters and syllables are in ahau?
| Letters | 4: A-H-A-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 ahau?
Ahau appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
Forms of ahau
- ahaus plural
- ajaw
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ahau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Among the ancient Maya people, a member of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ahau come from?
Borrowed from Yucatec Maya ajaw, ultimately from Proto-Mayan *ajahw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).