mahdi

/[ˈmaɤdʲi]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,577

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mahdi is aGermannoun. It means: Mahdi Pronounced [ˈmaɤdʲi]. Often confused with Mai and Mami.

Key facts for mahdi
PropertyValue
Headwordmahdi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɤdʲi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,577
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mahdi in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mahdi is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaɤdʲi]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,577 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mahdi".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mahdi, with forms such as "amhdi", "madhi", and "mahddi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mai", "Mami", "Mali", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is mahdi, spelled M-A-H-D-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mahdi

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amhdi,madhi,mahddi,mahhdi,mahid,mhadi,mmahdi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mahdi

Misspelling Variants of "mahdi"

amhdi5madhi5mahddi6mahhdi6mahid5mhadi5mmahdi6
Misspelling Variants of "mahdi"

Frequency rank: #47,577 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mahdi"?
"mahdi" is spelled M-A-H-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɤdʲi].
What does "mahdi" mean?
As a noun, "mahdi" means: Mahdi
What words are commonly confused with "mahdi"?
"mahdi" is commonly confused with "Mai", "Mami", "Mali". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mahdi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mahdi" is [ˈmaɤdʲi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mahdi" come from?
"mahdi" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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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.