minyan
/ˈmɪn.jən/noun
minyan is spelled M-I-N-Y-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, minyan means “The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of minyan is minyanim or minyans.
How many letters and syllables are in minyan?
| Letters | 6: M-I-N-Y-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is minyan?
Minyan appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 minyan?
- US /ˈmɪn.jən/
Minyan has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-minyan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with minyan
Sounds like: minion (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with minyan?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as minyan from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnjən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of minyan
- minyanim plural
- minyans plural
- minyen
- minyon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minyan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
- 2
A Jewish prayer service.
noun
- 1
A member of a race said to be autochthonous to the Aegean area.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the Minyans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Minyan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense minimum number of ten adult Jews required for a communal religious service:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | miniane |
| Spanish | minyán |
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 minyan come from?
From Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán, “number, count, quorum”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).