# bhai

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #24,391

## Definitions
1. friend, dude, man
2. brother

## Etymology
PIE word
 *bʰréh₂tēr
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.

## Easily confused with
- **bi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bi)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bra)
- **BMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bmi)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-boi)
- **boa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-boa)
- **bla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bla)
- **BHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bhp)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bsa)
- **BPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bpa)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bri)
- **BIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bia)
- **Bui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bui)
- **boat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-boat)
- **bias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bias)
- **brad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-brad)
- **blah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-blah)
- **brag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-brag)
- **brat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-brat)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bray)
- **boar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-boar)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bahi`, `bbhai`, `bhhai`, `bhia`, `hbai`

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