ifrit
/ɪˈfɹiːt/
"ifrit" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ifrit” is uncommon English (frequency #88,448 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,448
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ifrit · ifrit · English
ifrit · rank #88,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,448
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH IIR
Nearest frequency peer: IIR (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ifrit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hyponatremia
hyponatremia
11,559 corpus weight
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hysteric
11,558 corpus weight
- ibr
ibr
11,556 corpus weight
- ifrit
ifrit
11,553 corpus weight
- IIR
IIR
11,551 corpus weight
- immortalize
immortalize
11,547 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ifrit” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ifrit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈfɹiːt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #88,448 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ifrit” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ifrit is uncommon English at frequency #88,448 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪˈfɹiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ifrit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt). The correct English form is ifrit, spelled I-F-R-I-T.
Definition
- 1A kind of djinn mentioned in the Qur'an.
- 2A demon, evil spirit, often associated with the underworld.
- 3A species of passerine bird endemic to New Guinea, in full the blue-capped ifrit.
Etymology
From Arabic عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.