djembe
/ˈd͡ʒɛmbeɪ/noun
djembe is spelled D-J-E-M-B-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, djembe means “A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of djembe is djembes or djembés.
How many letters and syllables are in djembe?
| Letters | 6: D-J-E-M-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 djembe?
Djembe appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 djembe?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛmbeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of djembe
- djembes plural
- djembé
- jembe
- jenbe
- djimbe
- jimbe
- dyinbe
- djembés plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does djembe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of djembe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Djembe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a large drum played with the hands:
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 djembe come from?
From French djembé, from Mandinka jembe which derives from the Bambara language, "djé" is the verb for "gather" and "bé" translates as "peace." As a result, "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).