Kufic
adjective
Kufic is spelled K-U-F-I-C: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Kufic means “Original form of Arabic script” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Kufic?
| Letters | 5: K-U-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 Kufic?
Kufic appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
Forms of Kufic
- kufic
- Kufi
- Cufic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kufic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Original form of Arabic script.
- 2
Relating to the Iraqi city of Kufah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kufic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Relating to original Arabic script:
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 Kufic come from?
From Arabic كُوفِيّ (kūfiyy) + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).