wudu
/ˈwuːduː/noun
wudu is spelled W-U-D-U: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wudu means “A ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wudu?
| Letters | 4: W-U-D-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 wudu?
Wudu appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 wudu?
- /ˈwuːduː/
- /ˈwʊduː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wudu.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wudu
- wudu'
- wudhu
- wuzu
- woodoo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wudu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer.
- 2
The state of purity that is achieved by this washing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wudu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ritual washing after minor impurity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kleine Waschung, Wudu |
| Portuguese | abdeste |
| Spanish | abdesto |
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 wudu come from?
Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).