# varna

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɜːnə/ · frequency rank #38,229

## Definitions
1. any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

## Etymology
From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

## Easily confused with
- **vary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-vary)
- **vera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-vera)
- **Verne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-verne)
- **Verma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-verma)
- **Varun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-varun)
- **Verna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-verna)
- **Verona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-verona)
- **vernal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varna-vs-vernal)
- **van** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/van-vs-varna)
- **VAR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/var-vs-varna)
- **vain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vain-vs-varna)
- **vane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vane-vs-varna)
- **vaca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vaca-vs-varna)
- **vagina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vagina-vs-varna)
- **Vargas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vargas-vs-varna)

## Common misspellings (7)
`avrna`, `vanra`, `varan`, `varnna`, `varrna`, `vrana`, `vvarna`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/varna