artha
"artha" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“artha” is an uncommon English word, ranked #94,532 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #94,532
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the four aims of human life in Indian philosophy, along with dharma (righteousness), kama (desire), and moksha (liberation). The concept is variously translated, with translations including ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | artha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #94,532 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “artha” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for artha is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #94,532 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "One of the four aims of human life in Indian philosophy, along with dharma (righteousness), kama (desire), and moksha (liberation). The concept is variously translated, with translations including ...".
artha has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit अर्थ (artha, “wealth”). The correct English form is artha, spelled A-R-T-H-A.
Definition
- 1One of the four aims of human life in Indian philosophy, along with dharma (righteousness), kama (desire), and moksha (liberation). The concept is variously translated, with translations including "meaning"/"purpose"/"goal" and "wealth".
Etymology
From Sanskrit अर्थ (artha, “wealth”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “artha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-T-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.