# tahrir

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,367

## Definitions
1. a type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near and Middle East

## Etymology
Borrowed from Persian تحریر (tahrir), from Arabic تَحْرِير (taḥrīr, “liberation; release”).

## Easily confused with
- **their** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tahrir-vs-their)
- **Tariq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tahrir-vs-tariq)

## Common misspellings (9)
`athrir`, `tahhrir`, `tahirr`, `tahrirr`, `tahrri`, `tahrrir`, `tarhir`, `tharir`, `ttahrir`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tahrir