gharana
noun
gharana is spelled G-H-A-R-A-N-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gharana means “An Indian system of social organization linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and by adherence to a particular musical style and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gharana is gharanas.
How many letters and syllables are in gharana?
| Letters | 7: G-H-A-R-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 gharana?
Gharana appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 gharana
- gharanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gharana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Indian system of social organization linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and by adherence to a particular musical style and ideology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gharana come from?
Borrowed from Hindi घराना (gharānā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).