Upanishad
noun
Upanishad is spelled U-P-A-N-I-S-H-A-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Upanishad means “Any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Upanishad is Upanishads.
How many letters and syllables are in Upanishad?
| Letters | 9: U-P-A-N-I-S-H-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 Upanishad?
Upanishad appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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).
Forms of Upanishad
- Upanishads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Upanishad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding part of the Brahmanas and in the Aranyakas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Upanishad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Hindu text:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | upanishad |
| German | Upanischad |
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 Upanishad come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit उपनिषद् (upaniṣad).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).