islamophobia
noun
islamophobia is spelled I-S-L-A-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, islamophobia means “Alternative letter-case form of Islamophobia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of islamophobia is islamophobias.
How many letters and syllables are in islamophobia?
| Letters | 12: I-S-L-A-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 islamophobia?
Islamophobia appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 islamophobia?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Islamophobia.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-islamophobia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of islamophobia
- islamophobias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does islamophobia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Islamophobia.
noun
- 1
Fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Islamophobia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | islamophobie |
| German | Islamophobie, Islamhass, Islamfeindlichkeit, Islamfeindschaft |
| Portuguese | islamofobia |
| Spanish | islamofobia |
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 islamophobia come from?
From Islamo- + -phobia. Attested since the 1920s, but popularized by a 1976 article by Georges Chahati Anawati.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).