Sava

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"sava" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sava” is uncommon English (frequency #60,444 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,444
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sava · Sava · English

Sava · rank #60,444 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,444
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schenck

Nearest frequency peer: Schenck (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Sava”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Sava” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sava
PropertyValue
HeadwordSava
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,444
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Sava” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Schenck” (#60,446), “saltire” (#60,441), “schnitzel” (#60,447). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sava” is #60,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sava is uncommon English at frequency #60,444 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sava, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Serbo-Croatian Sava. The correct English form is Sava, spelled S-A-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

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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 "Sava"?
"Sava" is spelled S-A-V-A.
What does "Sava" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sava" means: A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.
What is the origin of the word "Sava"?
From Serbo-Croatian Sava. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sava", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

roto#60,433Rhyl#60,424stam#60,484syne#60,506

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list