# Sarawak

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /saraˈwak/ · frequency rank #35,062

## Definitions
1. A state in eastern Malaysia. Capital: Kuching.
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.

## Etymology
From Malay Sarawak.

## Common misspellings (10)
`asrawak`, `saarwak`, `saraawk`, `sarawakk`, `sarawka`, `sarawwak`, `sarrawak`, `sarwaak`, `sraawak`, `ssarawak`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sarawak