sipahi
noun
sipahi is spelled S-I-P-A-H-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sipahi means “An Algerian cavalryman in the French army” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sipahi is sipahis.
How many letters and syllables are in sipahi?
| Letters | 6: S-I-P-A-H-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 sipahi?
Sipahi appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 sipahi
- sipahis plural
- spahee
- sepahi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sipahi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
- 2
A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sipahi come from?
From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī), from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh). Doublet of spahi and sepoy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).