babul
/bəˈbuːl/noun
babul is spelled B-A-B-U-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Babul, the name). As a noun, babul means “A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of babul is babuls.
How many letters and syllables are in babul?
| Letters | 5: B-A-B-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 babul?
Babul appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Babul, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce babul?
- /bəˈbuːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-babul.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of babul
- babuls plural
- babool
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does babul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does babul come from?
Borrowed both from French baboul and from Hindi बबूल (babūl, “babul tree”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वव्वोल (vavvola, “acacia”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).