Mohammedan
/məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/
"mohammedan" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mohammedan” is uncommon English (frequency #70,915 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,915
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muslim.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mohammedan · Mohammedan · English
Mohammedan · rank #70,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,915
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mogwai
Nearest frequency peer: mogwai (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Mohammedan”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- modafinil
modafinil
29,089 corpus weight
- modifiable
modifiable
29,088 corpus weight
- mogwai
mogwai
29,087 corpus weight
- Mohammedan
Mohammedan
29,086 corpus weight
- Moises
Moises
29,085 corpus weight
- moisten
moisten
29,084 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mohammedan” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mohammedan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #70,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mohammedan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mohammedan is uncommon English at frequency #70,915 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Muslim.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Mohammedan in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Mohammed + -an, from the earlier form Mahometan, coined in the 17th century. The correct English form is Mohammedan, spelled M-O-H-A-M-M-E-D-A-N.
Definition
- 1Muslim.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mohammedan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
MOSQUE (Fr. mosquée, from Sp. mezquita, from Ar. masjid, temple, from sajada, to prostrate one's self, to pray). A Mohammedan house of prayer and worship. Examples of these buildings are found wherever the Mohammedan faith has prevailed, from Spain to India and Turkestan.
Mohammedan prisoners shall be allowed to observe the fast of Ramadan and during the fast shall be required to labour at such reduced task as the Medical Officer considers proper.
Etymology
From Mohammed + -an, from the earlier form Mahometan, coined in the 17th century.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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