Sushil

name

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

The verdict

“Sushil” is uncommon English (frequency #80,936 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,936
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Key facts for Sushil
PropertyValue
HeadwordSushil
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sushil” 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). Sushil 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

Sushil is uncommon English at frequency #80,936 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.".

Sushil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit सुशील (suśīla). The correct English form is Sushil, spelled S-U-S-H-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुशील (suśīla).

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 "Sushil"?
"Sushil" is spelled S-U-S-H-I-L.
What does "Sushil" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sushil" means: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
What is the origin of the word "Sushil"?
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुशील (suśīla). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Sushil”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-S-H-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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