mudra
/muːˈdɹɑː/noun
mudra is spelled M-U-D-R-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mudra means “Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mudra is mudras or mudrās.
How many letters and syllables are in mudra?
| Letters | 5: M-U-D-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 mudra?
Mudra appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 mudra?
- /muːˈdɹɑː/
- /mʊˈdɹɑː/
Mudra has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mudra-2.ogg, En-us-mudra.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mudra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mudra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mudar.
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).
Forms of mudra
- mudras plural
- mudrā
- mudrās plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mudra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
- 2
Any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of mudra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mudra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense symbolic hand postures of India:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mudra come from?
From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā, “seal”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).