jihadist
noun, adjective
jihadist is spelled J-I-H-A-D-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jihadist means “One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jihadist is jihadists.
How many letters and syllables are in jihadist?
| Letters | 8: J-I-H-A-D-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 jihadist?
Jihadist appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 jihadist?
Jihadist 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-jihadist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jihadist
- jihadists plural
- more jihadist comparative
- most jihadist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jihadist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
- 2
An adherent of jihadism.
- 3
One who is militant for their religion (or irreligion).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jihadist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | moudjahid, mujâhid, djihadiste, jihadiste |
| German | Dschihadist, Dschihadistin f), Mudschahed, Gotteskrieger, Gotteskriegerin , dschihadistisch |
| Portuguese | jihadista, jihadi |
| Spanish | muyahid, yihadista |
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.