Cushite
adjective, noun
Cushite is spelled C-U-S-H-I-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Cushite means “Pertaining to the ancient people of the Horn of Africa, historically considered the descendants of biblical Cush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Cushite?
| Letters | 7: C-U-S-H-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 Cushite?
Cushite appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 Cushite?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-Cushite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Cushite
- Kushite
- Cushites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cushite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the ancient people of the Horn of Africa, historically considered the descendants of biblical Cush.
noun
- 1
datedA member of one of various peoples native to the Horn of Africa, generally restricted to those that speak Cushitic languages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cushite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kuschitisch , Kuschite, Kuschitin, Kuschiter, Kuschiterin |
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 Cushite come from?
From Cush + -ite, coined in the 1820s. In the early 19th century, the term referred to the tan to dark-skinned people of the Horn of Africa (synonymous with Herodotus' Ethiopians) in general. The technical linguistic sense is due to Friedrich Müller (1876).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).