# sarkar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜːkɑː/ · frequency rank #32,168

## Definitions
1. An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia.
2. A clerk or accountant.
3. A native steward or housekeeper.
4. The Government, the State.
5. Administration of a particular prime minister.

## Etymology
From Hindi सरकार (sarkār)/Urdu سرکار (sarkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr, “superintendent, overseer, chief”), compound of سر (sar, “head”) + کار (kâr, “agent, doer”).

## Easily confused with
- **Shankar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarkar-vs-shankar)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sara-vs-sarkar)
- **Sark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sark-vs-sarkar)
- **Sarah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarah-vs-sarkar)
- **Samar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sarkar)
- **saran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saran-vs-sarkar)
- **Sagar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sagar-vs-sarkar)
- **Sardar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sardar-vs-sarkar)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asrkar`, `sakrar`, `sarakr`, `sarkarr`, `sarkkar`, `sarkra`, `sarrkar`, `srakar`, `ssarkar`

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