surau
"surau" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“surau” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | surau |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “surau” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
surau is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for surau in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Malay surau, possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”). The correct English form is surau, spelled S-U-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.
- 2A small room in any public place where Muslims pray.
Etymology
From Malay surau, possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “surau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-R-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.