Saurashtra

/saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/

//saʊˈɹɑːstɹə// name

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"saurashtra" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Saurashtra” is uncommon English (frequency #99,818 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,818
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.

Corpus desk

Index EN-saurashtra · Saurashtra · English

Saurashtra · rank #99,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,818
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH satsang

Nearest frequency peer: satsang (-1 rank slots)

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Frequency neighbourhood for “Saurashtra”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Saurashtra” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Saurashtra
PropertyValue
HeadwordSaurashtra
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Saurashtra” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Saurashtra lands here:

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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Saurashtra is uncommon English at frequency #99,818 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Saurashtra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”). The correct English form is Saurashtra, spelled S-A-U-R-A-S-H-T-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.
  2. 2
    An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”).

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Saurashtra"?
"Saurashtra" is spelled S-A-U-R-A-S-H-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/.
What does "Saurashtra" mean?
As a proper noun, "Saurashtra" means: A region and peninsula Gujarat, India.
How do you pronounce "Saurashtra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Saurashtra" is /saʊˈɹɑːstɹə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Saurashtra"?
Borrowed from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (saurāṣṭra) or its etymon Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra), from सु- (su-, “good”) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “realm, dominion”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Same letter count

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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