sutta

noun

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

The verdict

“sutta” is uncommon English (frequency #72,800 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,800
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of sutra.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sutta · sutta · English

sutta · rank #72,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,800
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH superfly

Nearest frequency peer: superfly (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “sutta”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “sutta” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sutta
PropertyValue
Headwordsutta
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sutta” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).suttafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “superfly” (#72,798), “Sunita” (#72,797), “Suze” (#72,803). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sutta” is #72,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sutta is uncommon English at frequency #72,800 among 6,566 “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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sutta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

taiko#72,811tased#72,815tench#72,820soper#72,779

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list