harambee
noun
harambee is spelled H-A-R-A-M-B-E-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, harambee means “A traditional Kenyan community self-help event or organization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of harambee is harambees.
How many letters and syllables are in harambee?
| Letters | 8: H-A-R-A-M-B-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 harambee?
Harambee appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 harambee
- harambees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harambee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Kenyan community self-help event or organization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does harambee come from?
Borrowed from Swahili harambee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).