sunnah
noun
sunnah is spelled S-U-N-N-A-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sunnah means “(An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sunnah is sunnahs.
How many letters and syllables are in sunnah?
| Letters | 6: S-U-N-N-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 sunnah?
Sunnah appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 sunnah
- sunnahs plural
- sunna
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sunnah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
(An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of sunnah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sunnah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Muhammad's way of life:
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 sunnah come from?
Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).