urf
"urf" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“urf” is uncommon English (frequency #87,952 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,952
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.
Corpus desk
Index EN-urf · urf · English
urf · rank #87,952 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,952
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unzipping
Nearest frequency peer: unzipping (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “urf”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unsparing
unsparing
12,053 corpus weight
- unsupportive
unsupportive
12,052 corpus weight
- unzipping
unzipping
12,051 corpus weight
- urf
urf
12,049 corpus weight
- Ursuline
Ursuline
12,047 corpus weight
- UWS
UWS
12,046 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “urf” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | urf |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #87,952 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “urf” in English
Rare enough to double-check
urf is uncommon English at frequency #87,952 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for urf, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf) The correct English form is urf, spelled U-R-F.
Definition
- 1The customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.
Etymology
Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).