tantra
tan·tra/ˈtʌntɹə/noun
tantra is spelled T-A-N-T-R-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables (tan·tra). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tantra means “A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tantra is tantras.
How many letters and syllables are in tantra?
| Letters | 6: T-A-N-T-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tan·tra |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 tantra?
Tantra appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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).
How do you pronounce tantra?
- /ˈtʌntɹə/
- /ˈtɑːntɹə/
- /ˈtæntɹə/
Tantra has 2 syllables, split tan·tra in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tantra.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tantra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tantra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tartan, rattan.
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 tantra
- tantras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tantra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tantra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Hindu or Buddhist religious text:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tantra |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tantra come from?
From Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo- /*tn̥-tlo-, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”) with the suffix *-tlom denoting instruments. Doublet of tar (“string instrument”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).