# ashram

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #31,862

## Definitions
1. A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit आश्रम (āśrama).

## Easily confused with
- **Assam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashram-vs-assam)
- **astral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashram-vs-astral)
- **astray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashram-vs-astray)
- **ashtray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashram-vs-ashtray)
- **Aram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aram-vs-ashram)
- **Asha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asha-vs-ashram)
- **abram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abram-vs-ashram)
- **Akram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/akram-vs-ashram)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahsram`, `asharm`, `ashhram`, `ashramm`, `ashrma`, `ashrram`, `asrham`, `asshram`, `sahram`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ashram