simit
noun
simit is spelled S-I-M-I-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, simit means “A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of simit is simits.
How many letters and syllables are in simit?
| Letters | 5: S-I-M-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 simit?
Simit appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
Forms of simit
- simits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does simit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Simit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ring-shaped bread roll:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | simit, coulouri |
| German | Simit, Sesamring, Sesamkringel |
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 simit come from?
Borrowed from Turkish simit (“simit”), Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Classical Persian سَمِید (samīd, “semolina”), from Arabic سَمِيد (samīd, “semolina”), from Aramaic סְמִידָא / ܣܡܻܝܕܳܐ (səmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 (/samīdu/, “a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”), related to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯 (/samādu/, “to grind fine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).