varna
/ˈvɜːnə/noun
varna is spelled V-A-R-N-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, varna means “any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of varna is varnas.
How many letters and syllables are in varna?
| Letters | 5: V-A-R-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd 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 varna?
Varna appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 varna?
- /ˈvɜːnə/
- /ˈvɑːnə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with varna?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as varna.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: varan.
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 varna
- varnas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does varna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of varna.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Varna in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense caste:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | varna |
| Portuguese | varna |
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 varna come from?
From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).