# Ansari

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,863

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Arabic أَنْصَارِيّ (ʔanṣāriyy), from أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers, supporters”)

## Easily confused with
- **ANSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ansari-vs-ansi)
- **Anwar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ansari-vs-anwar)
- **atari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ansari-vs-atari)
- **Asahi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ansari-vs-asahi)
- **Ansar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ansar-vs-ansari)
- **Amari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amari-vs-ansari)
- **Ankara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ankara-vs-ansari)
- **Anjali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anjali-vs-ansari)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anasri`, `annsari`, `ansair`, `ansarri`, `ansrai`, `anssari`, `asnari`, `nasari`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ansari