muezzin
/muˈɛ.zɪn/
"muezzin" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“muezzin” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
Corpus desk
Index EN-muezzin · muezzin · English
muezzin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | muezzin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /muˈɛ.zɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “muezzin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
muezzin is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /muˈɛ.zɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for muezzin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”). The correct English form is muezzin, spelled M-U-E-Z-Z-I-N.
Definition
- 1The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how muezzin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
approaching the mosque, at the call of the muezzin (III, xvi)
I was awoken by the voice of a distant muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.
Etymology
From Turkish müezzin or Ottoman Turkish مؤذن (müezzin), from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin, “one who calls (to prayer), crier”).
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.