svastika

\svas.ti.ka\

/\svas.ti.ka\/ noun

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The verdict

“svastika” is uncommon French (frequency #86,219 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,219
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Symbole constitué d’une croix prolongée à angle droit à droite d’une barre de même longueur (卐).

Key facts for svastika
PropertyValue
Headwordsvastika
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\svas.ti.ka\
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “svastika” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). svastika lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

svastika is uncommon French at frequency #86,219 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \svas.ti.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for svastika in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is svastika, spelled S-V-A-S-T-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Symbole constitué d’une croix prolongée à angle droit à droite d’une barre de même longueur (卐).
  2. 2
    En Inde, symbole de bon augure des hindous, des jaïns et des bouddhistes.
  3. 3
    En Corée du Sud et au Japon, symbole bouddhique très répandu.
  4. 4
    Croix gammée, symbole du parti nazi et de son régime.

This word in other languages

swastika(English)esvástica(Español)Swastika(Deutsch)suástica(Português)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "svastika"?
"svastika" is spelled S-V-A-S-T-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is \svas.ti.ka\.
What does "svastika" mean?
As a noun, "svastika" means: Symbole constitué d’une croix prolongée à angle droit à droite d’une barre de même longueur (卐).
How do you pronounce "svastika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "svastika" is \svas.ti.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "svastika" come from?
"svastika" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “svastika”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-V-A-S-T-I-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \svas.ti.ka\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list