marabout
/ˈmaɹəbuːt/noun
marabout is spelled M-A-R-A-B-O-U-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marabout means “A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marabout is marabouts.
How many letters and syllables are in marabout?
| Letters | 8: M-A-R-A-B-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 marabout?
Marabout appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 marabout?
- UK /ˈmaɹəbuːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-marabout.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of marabout
- marabouts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marabout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa.
- 2
The tomb or shrine of such a person.
- 3
Alternative form of marabou (“thin fabric made from silk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marabout in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense holy man:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | marabuto |
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 marabout come from?
From French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, from Moroccan Arabic مْرَابِط (mrabeṭ) (standard Arabic مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).