vajra
"vajra" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vajra” is uncommon English (frequency #86,908 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,908
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Buddhist ceremonial mace and symbol, usually interpreted as both a diamond and a thunderbolt.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vajra · vajra · English
vajra · rank #86,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,908
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,391
- PHOTO-FINISH USFWS
Nearest frequency peer: USFWS (-3 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “vajra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- upvotes
upvotes
13,099 corpus weight
- USFWS
USFWS
13,096 corpus weight
- vajra
vajra
13,093 corpus weight
- vandyke
vandyke
13,090 corpus weight
- vav
vav
13,088 corpus weight
- VCH
VCH
13,087 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “vajra” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vajra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #86,908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vajra” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vajra is uncommon English at frequency #86,908 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vajra in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit वज्र (vájra). Doublet of waker; see there for more. The correct English form is vajra, spelled V-A-J-R-A.
Definition
- 1A Buddhist ceremonial mace and symbol, usually interpreted as both a diamond and a thunderbolt.
- 2One of the five central Buddhist principles, representing indestructible substance that cuts and penetrates through emotional instability or uncertainty.
- 3The weapon of Indra, the god of heaven and the chief deity of the Rigvedic pantheon, used to kill sinners and ignorant persons.
Etymology
From Sanskrit वज्र (vájra). Doublet of waker; see there for more.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.