shikar
/ʃɪˈkɑː/noun, verb
shikar is spelled S-H-I-K-A-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shikar means “Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shikar is shikars.
How many letters and syllables are in shikar?
| Letters | 6: S-H-I-K-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 shikar?
Shikar appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 shikar?
- /ʃɪˈkɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with shikar?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shikar.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rakish.
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 shikar
- shikars plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- shikarring participle, present
- shikaring participle, present
- shikarred participle, past
- shikared participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shikar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaHunting, sport; a hunting expedition.
- 2
A hunt.
- 3
Alternative form of shikari (“a hunter or tracker”)
verb
- 1
IndiadatedTo hunt; to go hunting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shikar come from?
From Urdu شکار / Hindi शिकार (śikār), from Classical Persian شکار (šikār).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).