Sunita

/suːˈniːtə/

//suːˈniːtə// name

"sunita" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sunita” is uncommon English (frequency #72,797 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,797
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning: reliable one, one of good character, one with good morals, good behaviour, a daughter of Dharma or goddess of divine bliss.

Key facts for Sunita
PropertyValue
HeadwordSunita
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/suːˈniːtə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sunita” 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). Sunita lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Sunita is uncommon English at frequency #72,797 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /suːˈniːtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning: reliable one, one of good character, one with good morals, good behaviour, a daughter of Dharma or goddess of divine bliss.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sunita in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Sunita, spelled S-U-N-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning: reliable one, one of good character, one with good morals, good behaviour, a daughter of Dharma or goddess of divine bliss.

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 "Sunita"?
"Sunita" is spelled S-U-N-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /suːˈniːtə/.
What does "Sunita" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sunita" means: A female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning: reliable one, one of good character, one with good morals, good behaviour, a daughter of Dharma or goddess of divine bliss.
How do you pronounce "Sunita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sunita" is /suːˈniːtə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sunita" come from?
"Sunita" 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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Using “Sunita”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-N-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /suːˈniːtə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list