kirtan
/ˈkɪə(ɹ)tən/noun
kirtan is spelled K-I-R-T-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kirtan means “A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kirtan is kirtans.
How many letters and syllables are in kirtan?
| Letters | 6: K-I-R-T-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 kirtan?
Kirtan appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 kirtan?
- /ˈkɪə(ɹ)tən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kirtan
- kirtans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kirtan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kirtan come from?
From Sanskrit कीर्तन (kīrtana, “narrating”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).