iftar
/ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/noun
iftar is spelled I-F-T-A-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, iftar means “The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally beginning with dates and water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of iftar is iftars.
How many letters and syllables are in iftar?
| Letters | 5: I-F-T-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is iftar?
Iftar appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 iftar?
- /ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-iftar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with iftar?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as iftar.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fitra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of iftar
- iftars plural
- iftaar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does iftar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally beginning with dates and water.
Iftars can be social events, where people congregate to eat and socialize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Iftar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | iftar, ftour |
| Spanish | iftar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does iftar come from?
Borrowed from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).