wasta
noun
wasta is spelled W-A-S-T-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wasta means “Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wasta is wastas.
How many letters and syllables are in wasta?
| Letters | 5: W-A-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 wasta?
Wasta appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 wasta
- wastas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wasta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wasta come from?
Borrowed from Arabic وَاسِطَة (wāsiṭa).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).