sunna

[ˈsũnna]

/[ˈsũnna]/ noun

The verdict

“sunna” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,490 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,490
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de mandamientos y enseñanzas que según la tradición islámica fueron enseñados originalmente por Mahoma y sus primeros seguidores.

Key facts for sunna
PropertyValue
Headwordsunna
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsũnna]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sunna” sits in Spanish 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). sunna 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

sunna is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,490 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsũnna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conjunto de mandamientos y enseñanzas que según la tradición islámica fueron enseñados originalmente por Mahoma y sus primeros seguidores.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sunna in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sunna, spelled S-U-N-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de mandamientos y enseñanzas que según la tradición islámica fueron enseñados originalmente por Mahoma y sus primeros seguidores.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sunna"?
"sunna" is spelled S-U-N-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsũnna].
What does "sunna" mean?
As a noun, "sunna" means: Conjunto de mandamientos y enseñanzas que según la tradición islámica fueron enseñados originalmente por Mahoma y sus primeros seguidores.
How do you pronounce "sunna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sunna" is [ˈsũnna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sunna" come from?
"sunna" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sunna”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-N-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsũnna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish 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