jihadi
/d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/noun, adjective
jihadi is spelled J-I-H-A-D-I: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jihadi means “A jihadist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jihadi is jihadis or jihadeen.
How many letters and syllables are in jihadi?
| Letters | 6: J-I-H-A-D-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 jihadi?
Jihadi appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 jihadi?
- /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/
- /d͡ʒəˈhɑːdi/
Jihadi 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).
Forms of jihadi
- jihadis plural
- jihadeen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jihadi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A jihadist.
adjective
- 1
pertaining to jihad or jihadism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jihadi come from?
From jihad + -i, after Arabic جِهَادِيّ (jihādiyy). Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).