talaq
ta·laq/tæˈlɑːk/noun, verb
talaq is spelled T-A-L-A-Q: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ta·laq). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, talaq means “An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of talaq is talaqs.
How many letters and syllables are in talaq?
| Letters | 5: T-A-L-A-Q |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ta·laq |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 talaq?
Talaq appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 talaq?
- /tæˈlɑːk/
Talaq has 2 syllables, split ta·laq in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-talaq.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of talaq
- talaqs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- talak
- talaqing participle, present
- talaqed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does talaq mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
verb
- 1
To divorce somebody by these means.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does talaq come from?
Borrowed from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ l q).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).