shavasana
/ʃəˈvɑːsənə/noun
shavasana is spelled S-H-A-V-A-S-A-N-A: 9 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, shavasana means “A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shavasana is shavasanas.
How many letters and syllables are in shavasana?
| Letters | 9: S-H-A-V-A-S-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 shavasana?
Shavasana 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 shavasana?
- UK /ʃəˈvɑːsənə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with shavasana?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shavasana from its last stressed vowel (/ɑsənə/, British pronunciation):
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 shavasana
- shavasanas plural
- savasana
- shavasan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shavasana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shavasana come from?
From Modern Sanskrit शवासन (śavāsana), from शव (śava, “corpse”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).