akhund
/əˈkuːnd/noun
akhund is spelled A-K-H-U-N-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, akhund means “A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of akhund is akhunds.
How many letters and syllables are in akhund?
| Letters | 6: A-K-H-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is akhund?
Akhund appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 akhund?
- /əˈkuːnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-akhund.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with akhund?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as akhund.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dukhan.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of akhund
- akhunds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does akhund mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China.
- 2
colloquialUyghur; Dungan; Hui Muslim
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Akhund in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (historical) a spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, C:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Achund |
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 akhund come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian آخُونْد (āxūnd), of unclear etymology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).