Sunda

name

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

The verdict

“Sunda” is uncommon English (frequency #62,544 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,544
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago

Corpus desk

Index EN-sunda · Sunda · English

Sunda · rank #62,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,544
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sunburnt

Nearest frequency peer: sunburnt (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Sunda”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Sunda” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sunda
PropertyValue
HeadwordSunda
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Sunda” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Sundafalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “sunburnt” (#62,543), “sulphuric” (#62,542), “supercharge” (#62,546). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sunda” is #62,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sunda is uncommon English at frequency #62,544 among 6,566 “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. 1
    Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the western part of the Malay archipelago
  2. 2
    Sunda Strait, the strait between Java and Sumatra
  3. 3
    Sunda Shelf, part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia
  4. 4
    Sundaland, a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia
  5. 5
    a kingdom that existed in west part of Java island from the 7th century to the 16th century
  6. 6
    the Sundanese people
  7. 7
    the language of the Sundanese
  8. 8
    the Sundanese script
  9. 9
    Sunda Kommuna, a municipality in the Faroe Islands
  10. 10
    a clan (gotra) of Jats in India
  11. 11
    a clan (gotra) of Nath in India
  12. 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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

spurn#62,530soler#62,522signe#62,510sider#62,509

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list