minhag
/ˈmɪn.həɡ/noun
minhag is spelled M-I-N-H-A-G: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minhag means “A longstanding religious custom or tradition that is not required by Jewish law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minhag is minhags or minhagim.
How many letters and syllables are in minhag?
| Letters | 6: M-I-N-H-A-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 minhag?
Minhag appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 minhag?
- /ˈmɪn.həɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of minhag
- minhags plural
- minhagim plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minhag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A longstanding religious custom or tradition that is not required by Jewish law.
My family's minhag is to sit while saying kiddush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does minhag come from?
From Hebrew מִנְהָג (minhág).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).