mufti
/ˈmʌfti/noun
mufti is spelled M-U-F-T-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mufti means “A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mufti is muftis.
How many letters and syllables are in mufti?
| Letters | 5: M-U-F-T-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 mufti?
Mufti appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 mufti?
- /ˈmʌfti/
- /ˈmʊfti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-mufti.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mufti
- muftis plural
- muftee
- mufty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mufti mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
- 2
AustraliaUKA civilian dress when worn by a member of the military or the police, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mufti in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mufti , tenue civile |
| German | Mufti, Großmufti , Zivil n Zivilkleidung |
| Portuguese | mufti , traje à paisana |
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 mufti come from?
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).