kafir
/ˈkæfə/
"kafir" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kafir” is uncommon English (frequency #68,353 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,353
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kafir · kafir · English
kafir · rank #68,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,353
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH jumbotron
Nearest frequency peer: jumbotron (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “kafir”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- judicially
judicially
31,652 corpus weight
- jumbotron
jumbotron
31,649 corpus weight
- kafir
kafir
31,648 corpus weight
- Kanazawa
Kanazawa
31,647 corpus weight
- Karnak
Karnak
31,646 corpus weight
- karoo
karoo
31,645 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “kafir” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kafir |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkæfə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #68,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “kafir” in English
Rare enough to double-check
kafir is uncommon English at frequency #68,353 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkæfə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kafir, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir. The correct English form is kafir, spelled K-A-F-I-R.
Definition
- 1A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
- 2Ellipsis of kafir corn.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kafir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In his sermon, Amir Hamza espoused extremist and segregationist views. He inferred that non-Muslims are “kafir” (infidels).
Kafir makes better forage than the duras.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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