chakra
/ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/noun
chakra is spelled C-H-A-K-R-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chakra means “Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chakra is chakras.
How many letters and syllables are in chakra?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-K-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 chakra?
Chakra appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 chakra?
- UK /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/
- UK /ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/
- US /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/
Chakra has 2 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-chakra.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chakra
- chakras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chakra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.
- 2
Synonym of hackery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chakra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spiritual energy nexuses:
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 chakra come from?
From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).