# rasa

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,986

## Definitions
1. An essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit रस (rasa, literally “juice; essence”). Doublet of rasam.

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rs)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-ray)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-raw)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rat)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-res)
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rna)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rss)
- **Rea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rea)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-ros)
- **RSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rsa)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rus)
- **ria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-ria)
- **rav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rav)
- **RSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rsi)
- **RFA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rfa)
- **Roa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-roa)
- **RSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rsl)
- **RTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rta)
- **RMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rma)
- **Rua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rasa-vs-rua)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arsa`, `raas`, `rassa`, `rrasa`, `rsaa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rasa