hudud
noun
hudud is spelled H-U-D-U-D: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hudud means “The statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hudud?
| Letters | 5: H-U-D-U-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 hudud?
Hudud appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 hudud
- hadd singular
- hadood
- hadud
- hudood
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hudud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery, drunkenness, and apostasy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hudud come from?
From Arabic حُدُود (ḥudūd, “boundaries, penalties”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).