shahada
sha·ha·da/ʃɑˈhɑdə/noun
shahada is spelled S-H-A-H-A-D-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (sha·ha·da). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shahada means “The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed); the first of the five…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shahada is shahadas or shahadat.
How many letters and syllables are in shahada?
| Letters | 7: S-H-A-H-A-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sha·ha·da |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shahada?
Shahada appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 shahada?
- US /ʃɑˈhɑdə/
Shahada has 3 syllables, split sha·ha·da in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shahada.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shahada?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shahada from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdə/):
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 shahada
- shahadas plural
- shahadat plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shahada mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed); the first of the five pillars of Islam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shahada in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Islamic declaration of belief:
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 shahada come from?
Borrowed from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda, “witnessing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).