sutra
/ˈsuːtɹə/
"sutra" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sutra” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,613. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,613
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sutra · sutra · English
sutra · rank #32,613 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,613
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH summing
Nearest frequency peer: summing (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sutra”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Streisand
Streisand
67,392 corpus weight
- subtraction
subtraction
67,391 corpus weight
- Sufi
Sufi
67,390 corpus weight
- summing
summing
67,389 corpus weight
- sutra
sutra
67,388 corpus weight
- Sybil
Sybil
67,386 corpus weight
What this shows “sutra” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sutra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsuːtɹə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #32,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sutra”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around sutra (IPA /ˈsuːtɹə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,613 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sutra, with forms such as "ssutra", "stura", and "surta". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "suture", "STA", "STR", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutta; more distantly related to sew and suture. The correct English form is sutra, spelled S-U-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
- 2A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sutra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Shepard: This Code of the Justicar seems central to your life. Samara: It is five thousand sutras, and covers every situation one can encounter. I have memorized every word. There is only the Code.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutta; more distantly related to sew and suture.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ssutra
- stura
- surta
- sutar
- sutrra
- suttra
- ustra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sutra - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sutra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).