sundry
/ˈsʌnd.ɹi/
"sundry" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sundry” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,123 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #39,123
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sundry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsʌnd.ɹi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sundry” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for sundry is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsʌnd.ɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,123 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sundry, with forms such as "snudry", "ssundry", and "sudnry". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "SUNY", "sunny", "surry", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: The adjective is derived from Middle English sondri, sondry, syndry (“individually; occasionally; separately; variously”) [and other forms], from Old English syndriġ (“alone, distinct, separate, single; sundry, various; concerning a single person, own, part… The correct English form is sundry, spelled S-U-N-D-R-Y.
Definition
- 1More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.
- 2Of various types, especially when numerous; diverse, varied.
- 3Consisting of an assortment of different kinds; miscellaneous.
- 4Chiefly preceded by a number or an adjective like many: of two or more similar people or things: not the same as other persons or things of the same nature; different, distinct, separate. (Contrast sense 5.2.)
- 5Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one; individual, respective.
- 6Of a person or thing: not the same as something else; different. (Contrast sense 4.)
- 7Not attached or connected to anything else; physically separate.
Etymology
The adjective is derived from Middle English sondri, sondry, syndry (“individually; occasionally; separately; variously”) [and other forms], from Old English syndriġ (“alone, distinct, separate, single; sundry, various; concerning a single person, own, particular, peculiar, private; exceptional, remarkable, set apart, special; (distributive) one each”) [and other forms], from sundor (“differently; privately; separate, separately”) (from Proto-Germanic *sundraz (“alone, isolated; separate”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *senH- (“apart; for oneself; without”)) + -iġ (“suffix forming adjectives”). The English word is analysable as sunder + -y. The noun and pronoun are derived from the adjective. Cognates * Dutch zonderlijk (“separate”) (rare), Dutch afzonderlijk (“separate”) * Low German sunderig (“single; special”) * Middle High German sunderig (“private; separate; special”) * Swedish söndrig (“broken; tattered”)
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: snudry,ssundry,sudnry,sunddry,sundrry,sundryy,sundyr,sunndry,sunrdy,usndry
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sundry - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “sundry”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-N-D-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsʌnd.ɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “SUNY” - see the side-by-side comparison. sundry vs SUNY
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.