sindoor
noun
sindoor is spelled S-I-N-D-O-O-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sindoor means “A traditional red or orange cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by Hindu women along the parting of the hair as a sign of marriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sindoor?
| Letters | 7: S-I-N-D-O-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 sindoor?
Sindoor appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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).
What rhymes with sindoor?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sindoor.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: indoors.
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 sindoor
- sindhur
- sindhuram
- sindooram
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sindoor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional red or orange cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by Hindu women along the parting of the hair as a sign of marriage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sindoor come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्दूर (sindūra, “red lead”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).