surau
noun
surau is spelled S-U-R-A-U: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, surau means “A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of surau is suraus.
How many letters and syllables are in surau?
| Letters | 5: S-U-R-A-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is surau?
Surau appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of surau
- suraus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does surau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.
- 2
A small room in any public place where Muslims pray.
The men's surau can be found at the left of the clock store.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does surau come from?
From Malay surau, possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).