ayatollahs

\a.ja.tɔ.la\

/\a.ja.tɔ.la\/ noun

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The verdict

“ayatollahs” is uncommon French (frequency #73,737 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,737
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de ayatollah.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ayatollahs · ayatollahs · French

ayatollahs · rank #73,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,737
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH avortés

Nearest frequency peer: avortés (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « ayatollahs »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ayatollahs » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ayatollahs
PropertyValue
Headwordayatollahs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ja.tɔ.la\
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,737
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ayatollahs » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ayatollahstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « avortés » (#73,736), « aéroclub » (#73,738), « avancèrent » (#73,735). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « ayatollahs » est au #73,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ayatollahs is uncommon French at frequency #73,737 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ja.tɔ.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de ayatollah.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ayatollahs, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ayatollahs, spelled A-Y-A-T-O-L-L-A-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de ayatollah.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ayatollahs"?
"ayatollahs" is spelled A-Y-A-T-O-L-L-A-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ja.tɔ.la\.
What does "ayatollahs" mean?
As a noun, "ayatollahs" means: Pluriel de ayatollah.
How do you pronounce "ayatollahs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ayatollahs" is \a.ja.tɔ.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ayatollahs" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ayatollahs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avancèrent#73,735baisseront#73,741auditionne#73,731assemblant#73,726

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list