babalawo
noun
babalawo is spelled B-A-B-A-L-A-W-O: 8 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, babalawo means “In Yoruba culture, a priest of Ifa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of babalawo is babalawos.
How many letters and syllables are in babalawo?
| Letters | 8: B-A-B-A-L-A-W-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 babalawo?
Babalawo 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).
Forms of babalawo
- babalawos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does babalawo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In Yoruba culture, a priest of Ifa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Babalawo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense priest of Ifa:
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 babalawo come from?
From Yoruba babaláwo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).