jawab
noun
jawab is spelled J-A-W-A-B: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jawab means “An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jawab is jawabs.
How many letters and syllables are in jawab?
| Letters | 5: J-A-W-A-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 jawab?
Jawab appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
Forms of jawab
- jawabs plural
- jawaub
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jawab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaAn answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
- 2
IndiaAnything erected or planted as a symmetrical double.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jawab come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani جَوَاب (javāb) / जवाब (javāb), from Classical Persian جَوَاب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).