Garifuna
noun
Garifuna is spelled G-A-R-I-F-U-N-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Garifuna means “An individual member of the Garinagu people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Garifuna is Garifunas or Garinagu.
How many letters and syllables are in Garifuna?
| Letters | 8: G-A-R-I-F-U-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 Garifuna?
Garifuna appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Forms of Garifuna
- Garifunas plural
- Garinagu plural
- Garífuna
- Garifune
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Garifuna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An individual member of the Garinagu people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Garifuna come from?
From Garifuna garifuna, from Kalinago karifuna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).