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Common in Hebrew is משותף (meshutaf).

It can also be said נפוץ, שכיח, or מצוי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

משותף
meshutaf
adjective
In English

common

/ˈkɒmən/ /ˈkɑmən/

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for common as an adjective.

mutual

  • משותףmeshutaf

found in large numbers or in a large quantity

usual

ordinary

This is more about the Hebrew word משותף.

Written with vowel points
משותף
Written without vowel points
משותף
Said
meshutaf
Its meanings in English
common, shared, joint, common

These English words share a Hebrew word with common.

These words come before and after common in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨common⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨common⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨common⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨משותף⁩, said meshutaf.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨common⁩?

Besides ⁨משותף⁩, ⁨common⁩ can be said ⁨נָפוֹץ⁩ (nafótz), ⁨שכיח⁩ (shakhíakh), ⁨מָצוּי⁩ (matzúy), or ⁨רָגִיל⁩ (ragíl), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨משותף⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨common⁩, ⁨משותף⁩ can mean ⁨shared, joint, common⁩.

How is ⁨common⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨common⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈkɒmən/, /ˈkɑmən/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry common and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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