hajji
/ˈhæ.dʒi/noun
hajji is spelled H-A-J-J-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hajji means “A Muslim who has participated in a hajj” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hajji is hajjis.
How many letters and syllables are in hajji?
| Letters | 5: H-A-J-J-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 hajji?
Hajji appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 hajji?
- UK /ˈhæ.dʒi/
- UK /ˈhɑː.dʒi/
- US /ˈhæ.dʒi/
Hajji has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hajji.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hajji
- hajjis plural
- hadji
- haji
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hajji mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Muslim who has participated in a hajj.
- 2
USderogatoryslangA person from the Middle East and North Africa.
- 3
USderogatoryslangA Muslim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hajji in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who has participated in a hajj:
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 hajji come from?
From Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı), from Classical Persian حَاجِی (hājī), from Arabic حَاجّ (ḥājj, “person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).