varna

\vaʁ.na\

/\vaʁ.na\/ noun

The verdict

“varna” is uncommon French (frequency #58,334 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,334
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caste hindoue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-varna · varna · French

varna · rank #58,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,334
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vandalisée

Nearest frequency peer: vandalisée (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « varna »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « varna » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for varna
PropertyValue
Headwordvarna
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vaʁ.na\
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « varna » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).varnatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « vandalisée » (#58,333), « vectorielle » (#58,335), « valurent » (#58,332). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « varna » est au #58,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

varna is uncommon French at frequency #58,334 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaʁ.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for varna in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is varna, spelled V-A-R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caste hindoue.
  2. 2
    Système relatif à ces castes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how varna appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La population libre se partage en quatre « varnas » (on les appelle souvent « castes »).

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); 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 "varna"?
"varna" is spelled V-A-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \vaʁ.na\.
What does "varna" mean?
As a noun, "varna" means: Caste hindoue.
How do you pronounce "varna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "varna" is \vaʁ.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "varna" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "varna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list