satyagraha
/səˈtjɑ.ɡɹə.hə/
"satyagraha" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“satyagraha” is uncommon English (frequency #72,735 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,735
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | satyagraha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /səˈtjɑ.ɡɹə.hə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “satyagraha” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
satyagraha is uncommon English at frequency #72,735 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /səˈtjɑ.ɡɹə.hə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for satyagraha, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ (satyāgrah), from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “truth”) + आग्रह (āgraha, “persistence”). The correct English form is satyagraha, spelled S-A-T-Y-A-G-R-A-H-A.
Definition
- 1The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
Etymology
From Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ (satyāgrah), from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “truth”) + आग्रह (āgraha, “persistence”).
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.
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- The one correct English spelling is S-A-T-Y-A-G-R-A-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.