Sri

noun

The verdict

“Sri” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,109 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,109
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - título honorífico adicionado na frente de nomes de metres religiosos, sobretudo da Índia ou de práticas indianas, como o yoga; senhor, mestre

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sri vs su
0% similar
Sri vs SW
33% similar
Sri vs sua
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sri
PropertyValue
HeadwordSri
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#9,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sri” sits in Portuguese 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). Sri lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for Sri is 3 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #9,109 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Sri in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "su", "SW", "sua", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Sri, spelled S-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    título honorífico adicionado na frente de nomes de metres religiosos, sobretudo da Índia ou de práticas indianas, como o yoga; senhor, mestre
  2. 2
    título que compõe o nome de alguns lugares e possui o sentido de "santo", "sagrado"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sri"?
"Sri" is spelled S-R-I.
What does "Sri" mean?
As a noun, "Sri" means: título honorífico adicionado na frente de nomes de metres religiosos, sobretudo da Índia ou de práticas indianas, como o yoga; senhor, mestre
What words are commonly confused with "Sri"?
"Sri" is commonly confused with "su", "SW", "sua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Sri" come from?
"Sri" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “Sri”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “su” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sri vs su
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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