skandha

noun

"skandha" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“skandha” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate

Corpus desk

Index EN-skandha · skandha · English

skandha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for skandha
PropertyValue
Headwordskandha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “skandha” in English

skandhasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skandha is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate".

skandha has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowing from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá, “mass, heap”). The correct English form is skandha, spelled S-K-A-N-D-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá, “mass, heap”).

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "skandha"?
"skandha" is spelled S-K-A-N-D-H-A.
What does "skandha" mean?
As a noun, "skandha" means: Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate
What is the origin of the word "skandha"?
Borrowing from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá, “mass, heap”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list