Theravada
/ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/noun
Theravada is spelled T-H-E-R-A-V-A-D-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Theravada means “A Buddhist of this particular school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Theravada is Theravadas.
How many letters and syllables are in Theravada?
| Letters | 9: T-H-E-R-A-V-A-D-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 Theravada?
Theravada appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 Theravada?
- /ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/
- /ˌθɛrəˈvɑːdə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Theravada.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Theravada
- Theravadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Theravada mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Buddhist of this particular school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Theravada come from?
Transliteration of Pali theravāda, inherited from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद (sthaviravāda, literally “doctrine of the elders”), from स्थविर (sthavira, “elder”) + वाद (vāda, “doctrine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).