mu'min

noun

"mu-min" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mu'min” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A believer in Islam.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mu-min · mu'min · English

mu'min · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for mu'min
PropertyValue
Headwordmu'min
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mu'min” in English

mu'minsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mu'min is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A believer in Islam.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mu'min in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin) The correct English form is mu'min, spelled M-U-'-M-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A believer in Islam.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mu'min"?
"mu'min" is spelled M-U-'-M-I-N.
What does "mu'min" mean?
As a noun, "mu'min" means: A believer in Islam.
What is the origin of the word "mu'min"?
Borrowed from Arabic مُؤْمِن (muʔmin) See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list