sirrah
sir·rah/ˈsɪɹə/obsolete
sirrah is spelled S-I-R-R-A-H: 6 letters and 2 syllables (sir·rah). It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sirrah means “A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sirrah is sirrahs.
How many letters and syllables are in sirrah?
| Letters | 6: S-I-R-R-A-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sir·rah |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sirrah?
Sirrah appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 sirrah?
- US /ˈsɪɹə/
Sirrah has 2 syllables, split sir·rah in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sirrah?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sirrah from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: harris.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does sirrah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sirrah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child:
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 sirrah come from?
An extended form of sir; the source of the final vowel is unclear. See also siree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).