sirdar
/ˈsɜːdɑː/noun
sirdar is spelled S-I-R-D-A-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sirdar means “A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sirdar is sirdars.
How many letters and syllables are in sirdar?
| Letters | 6: S-I-R-D-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sirdar?
Sirdar appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sirdar?
- UK /ˈsɜːdɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sirdar
- sirdars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sirdar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.
Only last week a paper on the question of early marriage in India was read by a young Sikh Sirdar of Kapurthala, in which this supremely important and delicate subject was treated with a tact and frankness which did him the utmost credit. [
- 2
A rank assigned to the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Army during the British occupation of Egypt.
- 3
The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sirdar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense high-ranking person in India and west-central Asia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | sirdar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sirdar come from?
Borrowed from Urdu سردار, Hindi सरदार (sardār), from Persian سردار (sardâr). Doublet of serdar and Sardar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).