namkeen
/nəmˈkin/noun
namkeen is spelled N-A-M-K-E-E-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, namkeen means “Any savoury snack eaten between meals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of namkeen is namkeens.
How many letters and syllables are in namkeen?
| Letters | 7: N-A-M-K-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 namkeen?
Namkeen appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 namkeen?
- /nəmˈkin/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of namkeen
- namkeens plural
- namkin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does namkeen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaAny savoury snack eaten between meals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does namkeen come from?
Borrowed from Hindi नमकीन (namkīn, “salty”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).