tariqa
/tɑˈɹi.kə/noun
tariqa is spelled T-A-R-I-Q-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tariqa means “A religious order of Sufism, formed around a murshid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tariqa is tariqas or turuq.
How many letters and syllables are in tariqa?
| Letters | 6: T-A-R-I-Q-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tariqa?
Tariqa appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 tariqa?
- UK /tɑːˈɹiː.kə/
- US /tɑˈɹi.kə/
Tariqa has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with tariqa?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tariqa from its last stressed vowel (/ikə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tariqa
- tariqas plural
- turuq plural
- tarekat
- tariqah
- tariqat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tariqa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A religious order of Sufism, formed around a murshid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tariqa come from?
Borrowed from Arabic طَرِيقَة (ṭarīqa, literally “path”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).