apsara
/ˈɑp.sə.ɹə/noun
apsara is spelled A-P-S-A-R-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apsara means “a class of female celestial beings, originally associated with waters and clouds and later especially with celestial dance, music, beauty and the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apsara is apsaras.
How many letters and syllables are in apsara?
| Letters | 6: A-P-S-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 apsara?
Apsara appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 apsara?
- /ˈɑp.sə.ɹə/
- /ˈʌp.sə.ɹə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-apsara.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apsara
- apsaras plural
- upsara
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apsara mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a class of female celestial beings, originally associated with waters and clouds and later especially with celestial dance, music, beauty and the divine courts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apsara in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a female spirit of the clouds and waters:
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 apsara come from?
Borrowed from Hindi अप्सरा (apsarā), descended from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).