bhajan

noun

"bhajan" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bhajan” is uncommon English (frequency #90,202 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,202
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of Indian devotional song.

Key facts for bhajan
PropertyValue
Headwordbhajan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bhajan” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bhajan lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bhajan is uncommon English at frequency #90,202 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of Indian devotional song.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bhajan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi भजन (bhajan). The correct English form is bhajan, spelled B-H-A-J-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A type of Indian devotional song.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भजन (bhajan).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bhajan"?
"bhajan" is spelled B-H-A-J-A-N.
What does "bhajan" mean?
As a noun, "bhajan" means: A type of Indian devotional song.
What is the origin of the word "bhajan"?
Borrowed from Hindi भजन (bhajan). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bhajan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-H-A-J-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list