jawan
/d͡ʒəˈwɑːn/noun
jawan is spelled J-A-W-A-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Jawan, the name). As a noun, jawan means “An infantryman; a soldier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jawan is jawans.
How many letters and syllables are in jawan?
| Letters | 5: J-A-W-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 jawan?
Jawan appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Jawan, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jawan?
- /d͡ʒəˈwɑːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jawan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jawan
- jawans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jawan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaAn infantryman; a soldier.
- 2
plural of jinn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jawan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense infantryman, soldier:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Infanterist, Soldat |
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 jawan come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani جوان (jvān) / जवान (javān), from Classical Persian جوان (jawān, “young, a youth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).