hadith
/həˈdiːθ/noun
hadith is spelled H-A-D-I-T-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hadith means “An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hadith is hadiths or ahadith.
How many letters and syllables are in hadith?
| Letters | 6: H-A-D-I-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 hadith?
Hadith appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 hadith?
- /həˈdiːθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hadith.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hadith
- hadiths plural
- ahadith plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hadith mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
In addition to the Quran, Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.
- 2
A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hadith in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense collected sayings and actions of Muhammad:
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 hadith come from?
From Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “Prophetic tradition”), from حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “to tell, relate, report”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).