Druze
/ˈdruːz/noun, adjective
Druze is spelled D-R-U-Z-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Druze means “A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Druze is Druzes.
How many letters and syllables are in Druze?
| Letters | 5: D-R-U-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 Druze?
Druze appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 Druze?
- /ˈdruːz/
Druze has one syllable (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-Druze.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Druze
- Druzes plural
- Druse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Druze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to this religious community.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Druze in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 Druze come from?
Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).