panauti
/pəˈnɔːti/noun
panauti is spelled P-A-N-A-U-T-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, panauti means “A person believed to bring bad luck or misfortune, especially through association or timing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of panauti is panautis.
How many letters and syllables are in panauti?
| Letters | 7: P-A-N-A-U-T-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 panauti?
Panauti appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 panauti?
- /pəˈnɔːti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of panauti
- panautis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does panauti mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiainformalA person believed to bring bad luck or misfortune, especially through association or timing.
Don't let him touch the bat, he's a total panauti – we always lose when he's around.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does panauti come from?
Borrowed from Hindi पनौती (panautī, “misfortune, bringer of bad luck”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).