Moabite
Mo·a·bite/ˈmoʊ.əˌbaɪt/noun
Moabite is spelled M-O-A-B-I-T-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Mo·a·bite). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Moabite means “A native or inhabitant of Moab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Moabite is Moabites.
How many letters and syllables are in Moabite?
| Letters | 7: M-O-A-B-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Mo·a·bite |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 Moabite?
Moabite appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 Moabite?
- UK /ˈməʊ.əˌbaɪt/
- US /ˈmoʊ.əˌbaɪt/
Moabite has 3 syllables, split Mo·a·bite in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Moabite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Moabite
- Moabites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Moabite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Moab.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Moabite come from?
From Moab + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).