Savitri

name

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"savitri" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Savitri” is uncommon English (frequency #87,793 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,793
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Savitri Mantra (Sanskrit: सावित्री मन्त्र), a verse or prayer addressed to सवितृ (savitṛ) or the Sun (esp. the celebrated verse RV. iii, 62, 10; also called गायत्री (gāyatrī) q.v.)

Key facts for Savitri
PropertyValue
HeadwordSavitri
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Savitri” 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). Savitri 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

Savitri is uncommon English at frequency #87,793 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Savitri doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit सावित्री (sāvitrī). The correct English form is Savitri, spelled S-A-V-I-T-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Savitri Mantra (Sanskrit: सावित्री मन्त्र), a verse or prayer addressed to सवितृ (savitṛ) or the Sun (esp. the celebrated verse RV. iii, 62, 10; also called गायत्री (gāyatrī) q.v.)
  2. 2
    A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Etymology

From Sanskrit सावित्री (sāvitrī).

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 "Savitri"?
"Savitri" is spelled S-A-V-I-T-R-I.
What does "Savitri" mean?
As a proper noun, "Savitri" means: The Savitri Mantra (Sanskrit: सावित्री मन्त्र), a verse or prayer addressed to सवितृ (savitṛ) or the Sun (esp. the celebrated verse RV. iii, 62, 10; also called गायत्री (gāyatrī) q.v.)
What is the origin of the word "Savitri"?
From Sanskrit सावित्री (sāvitrī). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Savitri”

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

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

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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