korban
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)bən/noun
korban is spelled K-O-R-B-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, korban means “The ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal at Eid ul-Adha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of korban is korbans or korbanot.
How many letters and syllables are in korban?
| Letters | 6: K-O-R-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 korban?
Korban appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 korban?
- /ˈkɔː(ɹ)bən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of korban
- korbans plural
- korbanot plural
- korbanoth plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does korban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal at Eid ul-Adha.
- 2
Alternative form of corban.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does korban come from?
Ultimately from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān), probably through Malay korban. Doublet of corban and Qurbana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).