Sayre

/ˈseɪə/

//ˈseɪə// name

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

The verdict

“Sayre” is uncommon English (frequency #55,083 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,083
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Key facts for Sayre
PropertyValue
HeadwordSayre
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈseɪə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sayre” 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). Sayre 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

Sayre is uncommon English at frequency #55,083 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈseɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Sayre has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Sayre, spelled S-A-Y-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States.
  3. 3
    A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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 "Sayre"?
"Sayre" is spelled S-A-Y-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈseɪə/.
What does "Sayre" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sayre" means: A surname.
How do you pronounce "Sayre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sayre" is /ˈseɪə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sayre" come from?
"Sayre" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sayre”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-Y-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈseɪə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list