Islamic
/ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/adjective, noun
Islamic is spelled I-S-L-A-M-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Islamic means “Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Islamic?
| Letters | 7: I-S-L-A-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,364th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Islamic?
Islamic appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th 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 Islamic?
- /ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/
- /ɪzˈlɑːmɪk/
- /ɪzˈlæmɪk/
Islamic has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Islamic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Islamic
- more Islamic comparative
- most Islamic superlative
- Islāmic
- Islamics plural
- more Islāmic comparative
- most Islāmic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Islamic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.
noun
- 1
UScolloquialAn Islamist.
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of Islamic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Islamic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related to Islam:
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 Islamic come from?
From Islam + -ic, probably after New Latin islāmicus or French islamique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).