Siddhartha

/sɪˈdɑɹtə/

//sɪˈdɑɹtə// name

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

The verdict

“Siddhartha” is an uncommon English word, ranked #53,250 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#53,250
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Sanskrit used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha.

Key facts for Siddhartha
PropertyValue
HeadwordSiddhartha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/sɪˈdɑɹtə/
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Siddhartha” 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). Siddhartha lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Siddhartha is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɪˈdɑɹtə/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,250 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A male given name from Sanskrit used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha.".

Siddhartha has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit सिद्धार्थ (siddhārtha, “one who has accomplished an aim or object, successful, prosperous”), from सिद्ध (siddha, “achievement”) + अर्थ (artha, “meaning, purpose”). The correct English form is Siddhartha, spelled S-I-D-D-H-A-R-T-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Sanskrit used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha.

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिद्धार्थ (siddhārtha, “one who has accomplished an aim or object, successful, prosperous”), from सिद्ध (siddha, “achievement”) + अर्थ (artha, “meaning, purpose”).

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 "Siddhartha"?
"Siddhartha" is spelled S-I-D-D-H-A-R-T-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sɪˈdɑɹtə/.
What does "Siddhartha" mean?
As a proper noun, "Siddhartha" means: A male given name from Sanskrit used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha.
How do you pronounce "Siddhartha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Siddhartha" is /sɪˈdɑɹtə/. 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 "Siddhartha"?
From Sanskrit सिद्धार्थ (siddhārtha, “one who has accomplished an aim or object, successful, prosperous”), from सिद्ध (siddha, “achievement”) + अर्थ (artha, “meaning, purpose”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Siddhartha”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-I-D-D-H-A-R-T-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɪˈdɑɹtə/ (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
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