Sutra

[ˈzuːtʁa]

/[ˈzuːtʁa]/ noun

The verdict

“Sutra” is uncommon German (frequency #79,802 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,802
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lehrsatz der alt- und mittelindischen Literatur, der durch seine Versform leicht einprägsam ist, oder eine Sammlung solcher Lehrsätze

Corpus desk

Index DE-sutra · Sutra · German

Sutra · rank #79,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,802
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Susa

Nearest frequency peer: Susa (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sutra“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sutra“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sutra
PropertyValue
HeadwordSutra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzuːtʁa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#79,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sutra“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sutrafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Susa“ (#79,801), „survive“ (#79,800), „Swami“ (#79,804). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sutra“ bei #79,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sutra is uncommon German at frequency #79,802 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzuːtʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Lehrsatz der alt- und mittelindischen Literatur, der durch seine Versform leicht einprägsam ist, oder eine Sammlung solcher Lehrsätze

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „»Uso mo hoben« – auch Lügen können eine schlaue Taktik sein – lautet ein Sprichwort aus einem buddhistischen Sutra.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sutra"?
"Sutra" is spelled S-U-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːtʁa].
What does "Sutra" mean?
As a noun, "Sutra" means: Lehrsatz der alt- und mittelindischen Literatur, der durch seine Versform leicht einprägsam ist, oder eine Sammlung solcher Lehrsätze
How do you pronounce "Sutra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sutra" is [ˈzuːtʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sutra" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list