Sufi
noun, adjective
Sufi is spelled S-U-F-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Sufi means “A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Sufi is Sufis.
How many letters and syllables are in Sufi?
| Letters | 4: S-U-F-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 Sufi?
Sufi appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 Sufi?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-Sufi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Sufi
- Sufis plural
- Sofee
- Sofi
- Suphy
- more Sufi comparative
- most Sufi superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sufi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic; a practitioner of Sufism.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Sufism or Sufis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sufi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a Sufi muslim:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sufí |
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 Sufi come from?
From Ottoman Turkish صوفی (sufi), from Arabic صُوفِيّ (ṣūfiyy, “man of wool”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).