Skanda
"skanda" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Skanda” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
Corpus desk
Index EN-skanda · Skanda · English
Skanda · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Skanda |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Skanda” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Skanda is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Skanda has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda). The correct English form is Skanda, spelled S-K-A-N-D-A.
Definition
- 1a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
- 2epithet of Kartikeya, the Hindu god of war.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Skanda appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Skanda Purana
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.