qanat
noun
qanat is spelled Q-A-N-A-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, qanat means “An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of qanat is qanats or qanāts.
How many letters and syllables are in qanat?
| Letters | 5: Q-A-N-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 qanat?
Qanat appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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).
Forms of qanat
- qanats plural
- kanat
- qanāt
- qanāts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does qanat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of qanat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does qanat come from?
From Classical Persian قنات (qanāt), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).