nasheed
/nəˈʃid/noun
nasheed is spelled N-A-S-H-E-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nasheed means “An Islamic musical composition, typically performed a cappella, focusing on religious, spiritual, or moral messages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nasheed is nasheeds or anasheed.
How many letters and syllables are in nasheed?
| Letters | 7: N-A-S-H-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nasheed?
Nasheed appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 nasheed?
- UK /nəˈʃiːd/
- US /nəˈʃid/
Nasheed has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with nasheed?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nasheed from its last stressed vowel (/id/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dasheen.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nasheed
- nasheeds plural
- anasheed plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nasheed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Islamic musical composition, typically performed a cappella, focusing on religious, spiritual, or moral messages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nasheed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Islamic a cappella song:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Naschid |
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 nasheed come from?
Borrowed from Arabic نَشِيد (našīd, “song, hymn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).