Turkish
/ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/adjective
Turkish is spelled T-U-R-K-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Turkish means “Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Turkish?
| Letters | 7: T-U-R-K-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,444th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Turkish?
Turkish appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th 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 Turkish?
- UK /ˈtɜː.kɪʃ/
- US /ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/
- US [ˈtɚ.kɪʃ]
Turkish has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Turkish.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Turkish
- Türkish rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Turkish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language.
- 2
Synonym of Turkic.
adjective
- 1
rareRare spelling of Turkish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Turkish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | turc |
| German | türkisch |
| Portuguese | turco |
| Spanish | turco, turqués, turquesco , túrcico, túrquico |
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 Turkish come from?
From Turk + -ish. Doublet of turquoise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).