sanjak
/ˈsandʒak/noun
sanjak is spelled S-A-N-J-A-K: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sanjak means “A district, a prefecture, particularly (historical) a second-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sanjak is sanjaks.
How many letters and syllables are in sanjak?
| Letters | 6: S-A-N-J-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 sanjak?
Sanjak appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 sanjak?
- UK /ˈsandʒak/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sanjak
- sanjaks plural
- zanzack
- sanjac
- sancak
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sanjak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A district, a prefecture, particularly (historical) a second-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.
- 2
obsoleteSynonym of sanjakbey: the officer supervising a sanjak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sanjak in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an administrative region under the Ottoman Empire:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sandjak |
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 sanjak come from?
From Ottoman Turkish سنجاق (sancâk, “subdivision of a vilayet”, literally “flag, banner”), from Proto-Turkic *sančgak (“lance, streamer attached to a spear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).