diksha
noun
diksha is spelled D-I-K-S-H-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Diksha, the name). As a noun, diksha means “The giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diksha is dikshas.
How many letters and syllables are in diksha?
| Letters | 6: D-I-K-S-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 diksha?
Diksha appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Diksha, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of diksha
- dikshas plural
- deeksha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diksha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The giving of a mantra or initiation by the guru in Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diksha come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीक्षा (dīkṣā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).