shikari
/ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/noun
shikari is spelled S-H-I-K-A-R-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shikari means “A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shikari is shikaris.
How many letters and syllables are in shikari?
| Letters | 7: S-H-I-K-A-R-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 shikari?
Shikari appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 shikari?
- /ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shikari
- shikaris plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shikari mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
- 2
A shooting-boat used in the Kashmir lakes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shikari come from?
From Urdu شکاری / Hindi शिकारी (śikārī), from Classical Persian شکاری (šikārī, “of hunting”), from شکار (šikār, “hunting, game”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).