sultana
/ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/
"sultana" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sultana” is uncommon English (frequency #59,057 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,057
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sultana |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,057 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sultana” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sultana is uncommon English at frequency #59,057 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
sultana doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1580s, Italian sultana (feminine of sultano). Displaced existing sultaness. Doublet of sultan and soldan. The correct English form is sultana, spelled S-U-L-T-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
- 2A wife or mistress of a sultan.
- 3A female ruler of a sultanate.
- 4A type of viol, a cither viol.
- 5An old form of necklace.
Etymology
1580s, Italian sultana (feminine of sultano). Displaced existing sultaness. Doublet of sultan and soldan.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “sultana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-L-T-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.