dawn prayer
"dawn-prayer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dawn prayer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.
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Index EN-dawn-prayer · dawn prayer · English
dawn prayer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dawn prayer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dawn prayer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dawn prayer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dawn prayer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri) The correct English form is dawn prayer, spelled D-A-W-N- -P-R-A-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dawn prayer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet never omitted four raka'as before the noon prayer and two raka'as before the dawn Prayer.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) happened to pass by a person who was busy in praying while the (Fard of the) dawn prayer had commenced.
Etymology
Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri)
Synonyms
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.