ahamkara
noun
ahamkara is spelled A-H-A-M-K-A-R-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ahamkara means “Attachment to one's ego” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ahamkara is ahamkaras.
How many letters and syllables are in ahamkara?
| Letters | 8: A-H-A-M-K-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ahamkara?
Ahamkara appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
Forms of ahamkara
- ahamkaras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ahamkara mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Attachment to one's ego.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ahamkara in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense attachment to the ego in Hinduism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ahamkara |
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 ahamkara come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).