dewan
/dəˈwɑːn/noun
dewan is spelled D-E-W-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dewan means “A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dewan is dewans.
How many letters and syllables are in dewan?
| Letters | 5: D-E-W-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dewan?
Dewan appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 dewan?
- /dəˈwɑːn/
- /ˈdeɪwɑːn/
Dewan has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dewan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dewan
- dewans plural
- dewaun
- diwan
- duan
- deewan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dewan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dewan come from?
Borrowed from Hindi दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).