Syrah

/sɪˈɹa/

//sɪˈɹa// noun

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

The verdict

“Syrah” is uncommon English (frequency #57,117 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,117
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

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

Key facts for Syrah
PropertyValue
HeadwordSyrah
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɪˈɹa/
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Syrah” 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). Syrah 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

Syrah is uncommon English at frequency #57,117 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɪˈɹa/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative letter-case form of syrah.".

Syrah has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Syrah, spelled S-Y-R-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of syrah.

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 "Syrah"?
"Syrah" is spelled S-Y-R-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is /sɪˈɹa/.
What does "Syrah" mean?
As a noun, "Syrah" means: Alternative letter-case form of syrah.
How do you pronounce "Syrah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Syrah" is /sɪˈɹa/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Syrah" come from?
"Syrah" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Syrah”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-Y-R-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɪˈɹa/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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