Ayurveda
/aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/noun
Ayurveda is spelled A-Y-U-R-V-E-D-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Ayurveda means “Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Ayurveda is Ayurvedas.
How many letters and syllables are in Ayurveda?
| Letters | 8: A-Y-U-R-V-E-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 Ayurveda?
- /ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/
- /ɑjʊr.ved̪ɑ/
- UK /aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/
Ayurveda has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Ayurveda.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Ayurveda?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Ayurveda from its last stressed vowel (/eɪdə/, British pronunciation):
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 Ayurveda
- Ayurvedas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ayurveda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
- 2
A text on this form of medicine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ayurveda in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional Hindu alternative medicine:
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 Ayurveda come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).