asana
\a.sa.na\
The verdict
“asana” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exercice de hatha yoga consistant en une position immobile du corps, un mouvement, ou en une combinaison des deux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-asana · asana · French
asana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | asana |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.sa.na\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « asana » en français
Rare enough to double-check
asana is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sa.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exercice de hatha yoga consistant en une position immobile du corps, un mouvement, ou en une combinaison des deux.".
No misspelling variants are generated for asana in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is asana, spelled A-S-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Exercice de hatha yoga consistant en une position immobile du corps, un mouvement, ou en une combinaison des deux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how asana appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est une asana qui favorise l’élasticité.
Un asana est une posture qui s’effectue lentement à la façon d’une œuvre d’art.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.