fajr
"fajr" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fajr” is uncommon English (frequency #58,682 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,682
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - the first of the five daily prayers recited by practicing Muslims.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fajr · fajr · English
fajr · rank #58,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,682
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH factorization
Nearest frequency peer: factorization (-3 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “fajr”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- excl
excl
41,327 corpus weight
- exorcise
exorcise
41,326 corpus weight
- extendable
extendable
41,323 corpus weight
- factorizati…
factorization
41,322 corpus weight
- fajr
fajr
41,319 corpus weight
- farmyard
farmyard
41,316 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fajr” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fajr |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #58,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fajr” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fajr is uncommon English at frequency #58,682 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "the first of the five daily prayers recited by practicing Muslims.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fajr, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic فَجْر (fajr, “dawn”). The correct English form is fajr, spelled F-A-J-R.
Definition
- 1the first of the five daily prayers recited by practicing Muslims.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fajr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Excuse me, brother, but would you mind regularising your fajr schedule.
Etymology
From Arabic فَجْر (fajr, “dawn”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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