nakshatra
noun
nakshatra is spelled N-A-K-S-H-A-T-R-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nakshatra means “A lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nakshatra is nakshatras.
How many letters and syllables are in nakshatra?
| Letters | 9: N-A-K-S-H-A-T-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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; 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 nakshatra?
Nakshatra appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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).
What rhymes with nakshatra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nakshatra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: astrakhan.
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 nakshatra
- nakshatras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nakshatra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nakshatra come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nákṣatra).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).