turban
tur·ban/ˈtɝbən/noun, verb
turban is spelled T-U-R-B-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (tur·ban). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, turban means “A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of turban is turbans.
How many letters and syllables are in turban?
| Letters | 6: T-U-R-B-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tur·ban |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 turban?
Turban appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 turban?
- UK /ˈtɜːbən/
- US /ˈtɝbən/
Turban has 2 syllables, split tur·ban in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-turban.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with turban?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as turban from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹbən/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nutbar.
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 turban
- turbans plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- turbaning participle, present
- turbaned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does turban mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- 2
A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
- 3
The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
- 4
A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
verb
- 1
To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Turban in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense man’s head-dress:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does turban come from?
Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).