tekke
noun
tekke is spelled T-E-K-K-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tekke means “In Turkey, a dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship; alternative form of takya” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tekke is tekkes.
How many letters and syllables are in tekke?
| Letters | 5: T-E-K-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 tekke?
Tekke appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 tekke
- tekkes plural
- tekye
- tekyeh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tekke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In Turkey, a dervish or Sufi lodge or place of worship; alternative form of takya.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Teke (“Turkmen tribe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tekke come from?
From Ottoman Turkish تكه (tekke), from Classical Persian تکیه (takya). Doublet of takya, takiyya, and takyeh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).