burqini
/bɜːˈkiː.ni/
"burqini" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“burqini” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burqini |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɜːˈkiː.ni/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “burqini” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
burqini is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɜːˈkiː.ni/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for burqini, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of burqa + bikini. The correct English form is burqini, spelled B-U-R-Q-I-N-I.
Definition
- 1A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.
Etymology
Blend of burqa + bikini.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “burqini”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-U-R-Q-I-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɜːˈkiː.ni/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.