shloka
noun
shloka is spelled S-H-L-O-K-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shloka means “A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shloka is shlokas.
How many letters and syllables are in shloka?
| Letters | 6: S-H-L-O-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 shloka?
Shloka appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 shloka
- shlokas plural
- sloka
- sloke
- śloka
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shloka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shloka come from?
From Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).