taqiyah

/tɑːˈkiː.jə/

//tɑːˈkiː.jə// noun

"taqiyah" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“taqiyah” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-taqiyah · taqiyah · English

taqiyah · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for taqiyah
PropertyValue
Headwordtaqiyah
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɑːˈkiː.jə/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “taqiyah” in English

taqiyahranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taqiyah is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɑːˈkiː.jə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for taqiyah in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic طَاقِيَّة (ṭāqiyya). The correct English form is taqiyah, spelled T-A-Q-I-Y-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.

Etymology

From Arabic طَاقِيَّة (ṭāqiyya).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "taqiyah"?
"taqiyah" is spelled T-A-Q-I-Y-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is /tɑːˈkiː.jə/.
What does "taqiyah" mean?
As a noun, "taqiyah" means: A short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.
How do you pronounce "taqiyah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taqiyah" is /tɑːˈkiː.jə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "taqiyah"?
From Arabic طَاقِيَّة (ṭāqiyya). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list