salat

/səˈlɑːt/

//səˈlɑːt// noun

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

The verdict

“salat” is uncommon English (frequency #73,608 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,608
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam.

Key facts for salat
PropertyValue
Headwordsalat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈlɑːt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salat” 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). salat lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

salat is uncommon English at frequency #73,608 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /səˈlɑːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for salat, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh). The correct English form is salat, spelled S-A-L-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam.

Etymology

From Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh).

This word in other languages

salat(Español)salat(Français)Salat(Deutsch)salá(Português)

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 "salat"?
"salat" is spelled S-A-L-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈlɑːt/.
What does "salat" mean?
As a noun, "salat" means: The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam.
How do you pronounce "salat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salat" is /səˈlɑːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "salat"?
From Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “salat”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-L-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /səˈlɑːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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