sutra
/ˈsuːtɹə/noun
sutra is spelled S-U-T-R-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sutra means “A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sutra is sutras or sūtras.
How many letters and syllables are in sutra?
| Letters | 5: S-U-T-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sutra?
Sutra appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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).
How do you pronounce sutra?
- /ˈsuːtɹə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sutra.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sutra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sutra.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: surat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sutra
- sutras plural
- sūtra
- sutta
- sūtras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sutra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
- 2
A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of sutra.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of sutra.
The printed book appeared in a variety of forms during the course of its history in China. These included, among others, the “whirlwind” binding (xuanfeng zhuang), sometimes called the “dragon scales” binding (longlin zhuang), to describe t
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of sutra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sutra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Buddhist Holy scripture or Hindu law or :
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sutra come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutta; more distantly related to sew and suture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).