Kalenjin
/ˈkælənd͡ʒɪn/noun
Kalenjin is spelled K-A-L-E-N-J-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Kalenjin means “A member of an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya and eastern Uganda” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Kalenjin is Kalenjins.
How many letters and syllables are in Kalenjin?
| Letters | 8: K-A-L-E-N-J-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 Kalenjin?
Kalenjin appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 Kalenjin?
- /ˈkælənd͡ʒɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Kalenjin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Kalenjin
- Kalenjins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kalenjin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya and eastern Uganda.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).