gandharva
noun
gandharva is spelled G-A-N-D-H-A-R-V-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gandharva means “A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gandharva is gandharvas.
How many letters and syllables are in gandharva?
| Letters | 9: G-A-N-D-H-A-R-V-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 gandharva?
Gandharva appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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).
Forms of gandharva
- gandharvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gandharva mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
- 2
A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gandharva come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).