keffiyeh
/kəˈfiː(j)ə/noun
keffiyeh is spelled K-E-F-F-I-Y-E-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keffiyeh means “An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keffiyeh is keffiyehs.
How many letters and syllables are in keffiyeh?
| Letters | 8: K-E-F-F-I-Y-E-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 keffiyeh?
Keffiyeh appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 keffiyeh?
- /kəˈfiː(j)ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-keffiyeh.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keffiyeh
- keffiyehs plural
- kaffiyah
- kuffiyeh
- kufiya
- kufiyah
- kufiyya
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keffiyeh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keffiyeh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Arabian headdress:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | keffieh, kéfié |
| German | Kufija, Kufiya, Kefije, Kefiye, Palästinensertuch, Palituch |
| Portuguese | quefié |
| Spanish | kufiya, palestina, pañuelo palestino |
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 keffiyeh come from?
From Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya). Doublet of kofia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).