sangha

noun

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"sangha" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sangha” is uncommon English (frequency #53,836 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,836
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge; those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana; as one of the three jewels of Buddhism.

Key facts for sangha
PropertyValue
Headwordsangha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sangha” sits in English 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). sangha lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

sangha is uncommon English at frequency #53,836 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

sangha doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”). The correct English form is sangha, spelled S-A-N-G-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge; those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana; as one of the three jewels of Buddhism.
  2. 2
    The Buddhist congregation including laypersons and the "religious" (renunciate monks and nuns who have taken vows).

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”).

This word in other languages

sangha(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sangha"?
"sangha" is spelled S-A-N-G-H-A.
What does "sangha" mean?
As a noun, "sangha" means: The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the devout take refuge; those who have "entered the stream" towards nirvana; as one of the three jewels of Buddhism.
What is the origin of the word "sangha"?
Transliteration of Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sangha”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-N-G-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list