muhtar
muh·tar/ˈmʊtɑɹ/noun
muhtar is spelled M-U-H-T-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (muh·tar). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muhtar means “Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muhtar is muhtars.
How many letters and syllables are in muhtar?
| Letters | 6: M-U-H-T-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: muh·tar |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 muhtar?
Muhtar appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 muhtar?
- UK /ˈmʊtɑː/
- US /ˈmʊtɑɹ/
Muhtar has 2 syllables, split muh·tar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of muhtar
- muhtars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muhtar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of mukhtar: an appointed village headman, particularly in Ottoman contexts.
- 2
An elected village or neighborhood official in modern Turkey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does muhtar come from?
From Turkish muhtar and Ottoman Turkish مختار (muhtar, “village headman”), from North Levantine Arabic مختار (“village headman”), from substantive application of Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).