askar
/asˈkɛə(ɹ)/noun
askar is spelled A-S-K-A-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, askar means “Police” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of askar is askars.
How many letters and syllables are in askar?
| Letters | 5: A-S-K-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 askar?
Askar appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 askar?
- /asˈkɛə(ɹ)/
- /ˈaskaɾ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with askar?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as askar.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kasra.
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 askar
- askars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does askar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangPolice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does askar come from?
From Somali askar, collective of askari (“policeman”), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).