danda
/ˈdɑndə/noun
danda is spelled D-A-N-D-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, danda means “A punctuation character (।) used in the Devanāgarī script to mark the end of a sentence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of danda is dandas.
How many letters and syllables are in danda?
| Letters | 5: D-A-N-D-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 danda?
Danda appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 danda?
- US /ˈdɑndə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with danda?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as danda from its last stressed vowel (/ɑndə/):
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 danda
- dandas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does danda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A punctuation character (।) used in the Devanāgarī script to mark the end of a sentence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does danda come from?
From Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá, “stick”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).