salaam
/səˈlɑːm/interjection, noun, verb
salaam is spelled S-A-L-A-A-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, salaam means “A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in salaam?
| Letters | 6: S-A-L-A-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is salaam?
Salaam appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 salaam?
- /səˈlɑːm/
Salaam has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-salaam.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with salaam
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: salam.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with salaam?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as salaam.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: masala.
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 salaam
- salam
- salaams plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- salaaming participle, present
- salaamed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salaam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.
noun
- 1
A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference.
verb
- 1
To perform a salaam to (someone).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Salaam in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a Muslim greeting:
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 salaam come from?
From Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Doublet of shalom, a borrowing from Hebrew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).