# sutra

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsuːtɹə/ · frequency rank #32,613

## Definitions
1. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
2. A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutta; more distantly related to sew and suture.

## Easily confused with
- **suture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sutra-vs-suture)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sta-vs-sutra)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/str-vs-sutra)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sure-vs-sutra)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sara-vs-sutra)
- **surf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surf-vs-sutra)
- **Sera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sera-vs-sutra)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sutra)
- **sora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sora-vs-sutra)
- **Sita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sita-vs-sutra)
- **Suga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suga-vs-sutra)
- **sura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sura-vs-sutra)
- **straw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/straw-vs-sutra)
- **strap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strap-vs-sutra)
- **stray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stray-vs-sutra)
- **supra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supra-vs-sutra)
- **strat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strat-vs-sutra)
- **serra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serra-vs-sutra)
- **summa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summa-vs-sutra)
- **Surya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surya-vs-sutra)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ssutra`, `stura`, `surta`, `sutar`, `sutrra`, `suttra`, `ustra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sutra