iftar
/ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/
"iftar" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iftar” is uncommon English (frequency #75,063 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,063
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally begins with dates and water.
Corpus desk
Index EN-iftar · iftar · English
iftar · rank #75,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,063
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH idem
Nearest frequency peer: idem (-1 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 “iftar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- idem
idem
24,939 corpus weight
- iftar
iftar
24,938 corpus weight
- illegitimacy
illegitimacy
24,936 corpus weight
- impracticab…
impracticable
24,934 corpus weight
- inaccessibi…
inaccessibility
24,933 corpus weight
- inadvisable
inadvisable
24,932 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “iftar” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iftar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,063 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iftar” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
iftar is uncommon English at frequency #75,063 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally begins with dates and water.".
iftar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār). The correct English form is iftar, spelled I-F-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally begins with dates and water.
Etymology
From Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
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.