Sankranti
noun
Sankranti is spelled S-A-N-K-R-A-N-T-I: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Sankranti means “The transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Sankranti is Sankrantis.
How many letters and syllables are in Sankranti?
| Letters | 9: S-A-N-K-R-A-N-T-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 Sankranti?
Sankranti appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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).
Forms of Sankranti
- Sankrantis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sankranti mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The transmigration of the Sun from one Rāshi (constellation of the zodiac) to the next.
There are 12 Sankrantis in a year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Sankranti come from?
From Sanskrit संक्रान्ति (saṃkrānti).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).