shikha
noun
shikha is spelled S-H-I-K-H-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Shikha, the name). As a noun, shikha means “The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shikha is shikhas.
How many letters and syllables are in shikha?
| Letters | 6: S-H-I-K-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 shikha?
Shikha appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Shikha, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with shikha?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shikha.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shaikh.
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 shikha
- shikhas plural
- sikha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shikha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaThe long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest.
Murkhdutt, his hands covered with dough, rushed to the front of his room, craned his neck to look out, tried to arrange his shikha with his wrists, and rubbing his eyes looked in the direction of the gate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shikha come from?
From Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).