hijab
French, noun/i.ʒab/
hijab is spelled H-I-J-A-B (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 21,266th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hijab is a French masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of hidjab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vêtement que les femmes musulmanes portent, qui cache selon les diverses traditions nationales tout ou partie…”.
What does hijab mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of hidjab
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vêtement que les femmes musulmanes portent, qui cache selon les diverses traditions nationales tout ou partie de leur tête, notamment les cheveux, leur cou, et parfois estompe les formes de leur corps.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hijab
- hijabs plural
- 7ijab
- hedjab
- hidjab
- hidjâb
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hijab?
- /i.ʒab/
- ^((h aspiré))\i.ʒab\
- ^((h aspiré))\i.dʒab\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hijab in French?
hijab appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).