Sunda

Name: Sunda, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Sunda” is uncommon English (frequency #62,544 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,544
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago

Key facts for Sunda
Property	Value
Headword	Sunda
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#62,544
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sunda” 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). Sunda lands here:

#62,544

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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

Rare enough to double-check

Sunda is uncommon English at frequency #62,544 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sunda, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Most terms: Indonesian Pasundan (“former Sunda Kingdom area such as West Java, Banten and western Central Java”) Other terms The correct English form is Sunda, spelled S-U-N-D-A.

Definition

1
Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
2
Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
3
Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
4
Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia
5
a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century
6
the Sundanese people
7
the language of the Sundanese
8
the Sundanese script
9
Sunda Kommuna, a municipality in the Faroe Islands
10
a clan (gotra) of Jats in India
11
a clan (gotra) of Nath in India
12
an Asura brother of Upasunda

Etymology

Most terms: Indonesian Pasundan (“former Sunda Kingdom area such as West Java, Banten and western Central Java”) Other terms

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 "Sunda"?

"Sunda" is spelled S-U-N-D-A.

What does "Sunda" mean?

As a proper noun, "Sunda" means: Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago

What is the origin of the word "Sunda"?

Most terms: Indonesian Pasundan (“former Sunda Kingdom area such as West Java, Banten and western Central Java”) Other terms See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Sunda”

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

The one correct English spelling is S-U-N-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.