# sunnah

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,360

## Definitions
1. (An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سُنَّة (sunna, “habit, custom”).

## Easily confused with
- **sunny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunnah-vs-sunny)
- **Sunni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunnah-vs-sunni)
- **Susannah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunnah-vs-susannah)
- **senna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senna-vs-sunnah)
- **Sunday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunday-vs-sunnah)
- **sundae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sundae-vs-sunnah)

## Common misspellings (7)
`snunah`, `ssunnah`, `sunah`, `sunanh`, `sunnahh`, `sunnha`, `usnnah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sunnah