swayamsevak

noun

"swayamsevak" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“swayamsevak” is uncommon English (frequency #97,607 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,607
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary volunteer organization.

Key facts for swayamsevak
PropertyValue
Headwordswayamsevak
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “swayamsevak” 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). swayamsevak lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

swayamsevak is uncommon English at frequency #97,607 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary volunteer organization.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for swayamsevak, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hindi स्वयंसेवक (svayansevak), from Sanskrit स्वयम् (svayam, “self”) and सेवक (sevaka, “servant”). The correct English form is swayamsevak, spelled S-W-A-Y-A-M-S-E-V-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary volunteer organization.

Etymology

From Hindi स्वयंसेवक (svayansevak), from Sanskrit स्वयम् (svayam, “self”) and सेवक (sevaka, “servant”).

Synonyms

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 "swayamsevak"?
"swayamsevak" is spelled S-W-A-Y-A-M-S-E-V-A-K.
What does "swayamsevak" mean?
As a noun, "swayamsevak" means: A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary volunteer organization.
What is the origin of the word "swayamsevak"?
From Hindi स्वयंसेवक (svayansevak), from Sanskrit स्वयम् (svayam, “self”) and सेवक (sevaka, “servant”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “swayamsevak”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-W-A-Y-A-M-S-E-V-A-K - 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