sista

/ˈsɪs.tə/

//ˈsɪs.tə// noun

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

The verdict

“sista” is uncommon English (frequency #75,417 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,417
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pronunciation spelling of sister.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sista · sista · English

sista · rank #75,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,417
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sisson

Nearest frequency peer: Sisson (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “sista”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “sista” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sista
PropertyValue
Headwordsista
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɪs.tə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sista” 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).sistalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Sisson” (#75,416), “Sittingbourne” (#75,418), “Sitwell” (#75,419). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sista is uncommon English at frequency #75,417 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɪs.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pronunciation spelling of sister.".

sista has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is sista, spelled S-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of sister.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] but if you were a colorist and texturist and couldn't get down with a sista who had tighter than 3B hair, you'd confirm she was a knockout.

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 "sista"?
"sista" is spelled S-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɪs.tə/.
What does "sista" mean?
As a noun, "sista" means: Pronunciation spelling of sister.
How do you pronounce "sista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sista" is /ˈsɪs.tə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sista" come from?
"sista" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sapna#75,384stour#75,451Sahar#75,376sadhu#75,373

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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