mujahid

/mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/

//mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd// noun

"mujahid" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mujahid” is uncommon English (frequency #69,266 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,266
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mujahid · mujahid · English

mujahid · rank #69,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,266
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mula

Nearest frequency peer: Mula (+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 “mujahid”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “mujahid” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mujahid
PropertyValue
Headwordmujahid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “mujahid” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mujahidfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Mula” (#69,267), “multicenter” (#69,268), “mudslide” (#69,263). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mujahid” is #69,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mujahid is uncommon English at frequency #69,266 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mujahid, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid), derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: جِهَاد (jihād, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ج ه د (j h d). The correct English form is mujahid, spelled M-U-J-A-H-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid), derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: جِهَاد (jihād, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ج ه د (j h d).

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mujahid"?
"mujahid" is spelled M-U-J-A-H-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is /mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/.
What does "mujahid" mean?
As a noun, "mujahid" means: A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.
How do you pronounce "mujahid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mujahid" is /mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mujahid"?
Borrowed from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid), derived from the active participle of جَاهَدَ (jāhada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: جِهَاد (jihād, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ج ه د (j h d). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mujahid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list