rasul

noun

"rasul" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rasul” is uncommon English (frequency #74,435 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,435
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.

Key facts for rasul
PropertyValue
Headwordrasul
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rasul” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rasul lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rasul is uncommon English at frequency #74,435 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rasul, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl, “messenger”). The correct English form is rasul, spelled R-A-S-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl, “messenger”).

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 "rasul"?
"rasul" is spelled R-A-S-U-L.
What does "rasul" mean?
As a noun, "rasul" means: A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of God.
What is the origin of the word "rasul"?
Borrowed from Arabic رَسُول (rasūl, “messenger”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “rasul”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-A-S-U-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list