umrah
noun
umrah is spelled U-M-R-A-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, umrah means “A minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the hajj” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of umrah is umrahs.
How many letters and syllables are in umrah?
| Letters | 5: U-M-R-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 umrah?
Umrah appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 umrah
- umrahs plural
- umra
- 'umra
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does umrah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the hajj.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Umrah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a lesser pilgrimage:
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 umrah come from?
Borrowed from Arabic عُمْرَة (ʕumra).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).