shofar
/ˈʃoʊ̯fɚ/noun
shofar is spelled S-H-O-F-A-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shofar means “A ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shofar is shofars or shofroth.
How many letters and syllables are in shofar?
| Letters | 6: S-H-O-F-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 shofar?
Shofar appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 shofar?
- UK /ˈʃəʊ̯fə/
- US /ˈʃoʊ̯fɚ/
- US /ˈʃoʊ̯fɑɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shofar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shofar?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shofar from its last stressed vowel (/oʊfəɹ/):
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 shofar
- shofars plural
- shofroth plural
- shofarot plural
- shofaroth plural
- shophar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shofar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shofar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ram’s-horn trumpet:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chophar, chofar, shofar, schofar, shophar |
| German | Schofar, Schofarhorn, Halljahrposaune, Hallposaune |
| Portuguese | shofar, chofar |
| Spanish | shofar |
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 shofar come from?
From the Hebrew שׁוֹפָר (shofár, “shofar”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).