Burkinabe
/ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/noun, adjective
Burkinabe is spelled B-U-R-K-I-N-A-B-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Burkinabe means “A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Burkinabe is Burkinabes.
How many letters and syllables are in Burkinabe?
| Letters | 9: B-U-R-K-I-N-A-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 Burkinabe?
Burkinabe appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 Burkinabe?
- US /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/
- US /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/
- UK /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Burkinabe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Burkinabe?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Burkinabe from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
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 Burkinabe
- Burkinabes plural
- Burkinabé
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Burkinabe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of Burkinabe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Burkinabe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | burkinabè |
| German | Burkiner, Burkinerin, Burkinabé , burkinisch, burkinabè |
| Portuguese | burkinabé, burkinense |
| Spanish | burkinés |
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 Burkinabe come from?
From French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).