Devanagari
/ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/adjective
Devanagari is spelled D-E-V-A-N-A-G-A-R-I: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Devanagari means “Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Devanagari?
| Letters | 10: D-E-V-A-N-A-G-A-R-I |
|---|---|
| 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 Devanagari?
Devanagari 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 Devanagari?
- UK /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/
- UK /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/
- US /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Devanagari.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Devanagari?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Devanagari from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡəɹi/):
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).
What does Devanagari mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Devanagari come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of दे॒व (devá, “divine”) + नग॑र॒ (nágara, “town; city”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).