ayin
/ˈaɪ.ɪn/noun
ayin is spelled A-Y-I-N: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ayin means “The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ayin is ayins.
How many letters and syllables are in ayin?
| Letters | 4: A-Y-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 ayin?
Ayin appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 ayin?
- /ˈaɪ.ɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ayin
- ayins plural
- ain
- ʿain
- ʿayin
- ayn
- ƹayn
- ayen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ayin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ayin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Semitic letter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aïn |
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 ayin come from?
From Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (“eye”), particularly via Hebrew עַיִן (ʿáyin).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).