kuffar
/kʌˈfɑː/
"kuffar" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kuffar” is uncommon English (frequency #99,467 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,467
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of kafir
Corpus desk
Index EN-kuffar · kuffar · English
kuffar · rank #99,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,467
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Kuipers
Nearest frequency peer: Kuipers (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “kuffar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kluger
Kluger
543 corpus weight
- Konstantinos
Konstantinos
539 corpus weight
- kuffar
kuffar
534 corpus weight
- Kuipers
Kuipers
533 corpus weight
- Kwinana
Kwinana
530 corpus weight
- Lahti
Lahti
525 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kuffar” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kuffar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kʌˈfɑː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #99,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kuffar” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kuffar is uncommon English at frequency #99,467 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kʌˈfɑː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of kafir".
kuffar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Arabic كُفَّار (kuffār), the plural form of كَافِر (kāfir). The correct English form is kuffar, spelled K-U-F-F-A-R.
Definition
- 1plural of kafir
Etymology
From the Arabic كُفَّار (kuffār), the plural form of كَافِر (kāfir).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.