Sutra
[ˈzuːtʁa]
The verdict
“Sutra” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,802 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,802
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lehrsatz der alt- und mittelindischen Literatur, der durch seine Versform leicht einprägsam ist, oder eine Sammlung solcher Lehrsätze
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sutra |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzuːtʁa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,802 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sutra” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sutra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzuːtʁa]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,802 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lehrsatz der alt- und mittelindischen Literatur, der durch seine Versform leicht einprägsam ist, oder eine Sammlung solcher Lehrsätze".
No misspelling variants are generated for Sutra in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sutra, spelled S-U-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1Lehrsatz der alt- und mittelindischen Literatur, der durch seine Versform leicht einprägsam ist, oder eine Sammlung solcher Lehrsätze
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Sutra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-U-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzuːtʁa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.