Sarawak

/saraˈwak/

//saraˈwak// name

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"sarawak" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sarawak” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,062
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state in eastern Malaysia. Capital: Kuching.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sarawak · Sarawak · English

Sarawak · rank #35,062 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,062
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanger

Nearest frequency peer: sanger (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Sarawak”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Sarawak” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sarawak
PropertyValue
HeadwordSarawak
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/saraˈwak/
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,062
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Sarawak”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Sarawaklands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sanger” (#35,061), “sawdust” (#35,063), “salesforce” (#35,060). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sarawak” is #35,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Sarawak (IPA /saraˈwak/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,062 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sarawak, with forms such as "asrawak", "saarwak", and "saraawk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Malay Sarawak. The correct English form is Sarawak, spelled S-A-R-A-W-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A state in eastern Malaysia. Capital: Kuching.
  2. 2
    A former country in Southeast Asia; the "Kingdom of Sarawak" from 1841 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's annexation of it in 1946.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In other parts of the Nanyang the Chinese were never prominent in Communist Parties except, later, in Sarawak, where the local Chinese Communist faction attempted with little success to gain control of the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (S.U.P.P.), a party largely Chinese-supported, which emerged as one of the legal political parties after Sarawak obtained…

Etymology

From Malay Sarawak.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrawak
  • saarwak
  • saraawk
  • sarawakk
  • sarawka
  • sarawwak
  • sarrawak
  • sarwaak
  • sraawak
  • ssarawak

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sarawak - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asrawak2saarwak2saraawk2sarawakk1sarawka2sarawwak1sarrawak1sarwaak2
Edit distance from "Sarawak"

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 "Sarawak"?
"Sarawak" is spelled S-A-R-A-W-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is /saraˈwak/.
What does "Sarawak" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sarawak" means: A state in eastern Malaysia. Capital: Kuching.
What are common misspellings of "Sarawak"?
Common misspellings include "asrawak", "saarwak", "saraawk", "sarawakk", "sarawka". The correct spelling is "Sarawak".
How do you pronounce "Sarawak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sarawak" is /saraˈwak/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Sarawak"?
From Malay Sarawak. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sawdust#35,063scoured#35,066scrotum#35,067scruffy#35,068

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list