hamada
noun
hamada is spelled H-A-M-A-D-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hamada means “A high, desert landscape from which most of the sand has been removed by wind erosion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hamada is hamadas.
How many letters and syllables are in hamada?
| Letters | 6: H-A-M-A-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hamada?
Hamada appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 hamada?
Hamada has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hamada
- hamadas plural
- hammada
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hamada mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A high, desert landscape from which most of the sand has been removed by wind erosion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hamada come from?
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَادَة (ḥamāda).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).