# sari

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɑː.ɹi/ · frequency rank #26,953

## Definitions
1. The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī) ultimately from Sanskrit शाट (śāṭa), शाटी (śāṭī).

## Easily confused with
- **SI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-si)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-saw)
- **sir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sir)
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sat)
- **ski** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-ski)
- **SCI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sci)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-ser)
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sas)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-shi)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-str)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sax)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sti)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sui)
- **SSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-ssi)
- **SLR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-slr)
- **sei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sei)
- **soi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-soi)
- **Snr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-snr)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sari-vs-sor)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asri`, `sair`, `sarri`, `srai`, `ssari`

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