# sarin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɑːɹɪn/ · frequency rank #37,669

## Definitions
1. The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

## Etymology
Named after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.

## Easily confused with
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-sin)
- **skin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-skin)
- **spin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-spin)
- **shin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-shin)
- **Shri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-shri)
- **Siri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-siri)
- **SARS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-sars)
- **Seri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-seri)
- **Sark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-sark)
- **sawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-sawn)
- **Spain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-spain)
- **Syria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-syria)
- **strip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-strip)
- **Satan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-satan)
- **stain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-stain)
- **stein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-stein)
- **Saxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-saxon)
- **slain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-slain)
- **siren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-siren)
- **satin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-satin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`asrin`, `sairn`, `sarinn`, `sarni`, `sarrin`, `srain`, `ssarin`

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