sutta

noun

"sutta" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sutta” is uncommon English (frequency #72,800 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,800
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of sutra.

Key facts for sutta
PropertyValue
Headwordsutta
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sutta” 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). sutta lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sutta is uncommon English at frequency #72,800 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of sutra.".

sutta has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutra. The correct English form is sutta, spelled S-U-T-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of sutra.

Etymology

From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutra.

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 "sutta"?
"sutta" is spelled S-U-T-T-A.
What does "sutta" mean?
As a noun, "sutta" means: Alternative form of sutra.
What is the origin of the word "sutta"?
From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutra. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “sutta”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-T-T-A - 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list