aarti
noun
aarti is spelled A-A-R-T-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aarti means “A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aarti is aartis.
How many letters and syllables are in aarti?
| Letters | 5: A-A-R-T-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aarti?
Aarti appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 aarti?
- US
Aarti has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-aarti.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aarti?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aarti.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: atari, tiara, raita, riata.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aarti
- aartis plural
- aarthi
- arati
- arti
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aarti mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aarti in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Hindu ritual:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | arati |
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 aarti come from?
Borrowed from Hindi आरती (ārtī), from Sanskrit आरात्रिक (ārātrika).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).