haikal
noun
haikal is spelled H-A-I-K-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, haikal means “The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is often closed off by a screen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of haikal is haikals.
How many letters and syllables are in haikal?
| Letters | 6: H-A-I-K-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 haikal?
Haikal appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 haikal
- haikals plural
- haykal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does haikal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is often closed off by a screen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does haikal come from?
Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).