puja
/ˈpu.dʒə/noun
puja is spelled P-U-J-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Puja, the name). As a noun, puja means “A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puja is pujas.
How many letters and syllables are in puja?
| Letters | 4: P-U-J-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 puja?
Puja appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Puja, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce puja?
- UK /ˈpuː.dʒə/
- US /ˈpu.dʒə/
- /puː.dʒɑː/
Puja has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-puja.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of puja
- pujas plural
- pooja
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puja mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does puja come from?
From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).