derviche
Spanish, noun/deɾˈbit͡ʃe/
derviche is spelled D-E-R-V-I-C-H-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derviche is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Dervish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Miembro de una fraternidad religiosa musulmán sufí de carácter ascético o místico, que es conocida como…”.
What does derviche mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Miembro de una fraternidad religiosa musulmán sufí de carácter ascético o místico, que es conocida como tariqa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of derviche
- derviches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derviche?
- /deɾˈbit͡ʃe/
- [d̪eɾˈβ̞i.t͡ʃe]
- [d̪eɾˈβ̞it͡ʃe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to derviche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is derviche in Spanish?
derviche appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).