bhai
noun
bhai is spelled B-H-A-I: 4 letters. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bhai means “friend, dude, man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bhai is bhais.
How many letters and syllables are in bhai?
| Letters | 4: B-H-A-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bhai?
Bhai appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with bhai
Also written: vai.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bhai
- bhais plural
- bhau
- vai
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bhai mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
friend, dude, man
- 2
brother
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bhai come from?
Transliteration of Hindustani بھائی (bhāī) / भाई (bhāī) and other South Asian languages, ultimately from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Doublet of brother, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).