Alaafin
noun
Alaafin is spelled A-L-A-A-F-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Alaafin means “A king of the Oyo Empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Alaafin is Alaafins.
How many letters and syllables are in Alaafin?
| Letters | 7: A-L-A-A-F-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 Alaafin?
Alaafin appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 Alaafin
- Alaafins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Alaafin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A king of the Oyo Empire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alaafin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense king of the Oyo Empire:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | alafim |
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 Alaafin come from?
From Yoruba Aláàfin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).