sarma

noun

"sarma" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sarma” is uncommon English (frequency #90,935 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,935
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage); the Turkish equivalent of dolma.

Key facts for sarma
PropertyValue
Headwordsarma
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sarma” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sarma lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sarma is uncommon English at frequency #90,935 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage); the Turkish equivalent of dolma.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sarma, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ottoman Turkish صرمه (sarma). The correct English form is sarma, spelled S-A-R-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage); the Turkish equivalent of dolma.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صرمه (sarma).

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 "sarma"?
"sarma" is spelled S-A-R-M-A.
What does "sarma" mean?
As a noun, "sarma" means: A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage); the Turkish equivalent of dolma.
What is the origin of the word "sarma"?
From Ottoman Turkish صرمه (sarma). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sarma”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-R-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list