# bodhi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbəʊdi/ · frequency rank #46,344

## Definitions
1. The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Doublet of synonymous bodai, which came via Japanese.

## Easily confused with
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-boi)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-both)
- **body** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-body)
- **bosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-bosh)
- **Bohr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-bohr)
- **boho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-boho)
- **Bondi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-bondi)
- **Botha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-botha)
- **Bodie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodhi-vs-bodie)
- **bod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bod-vs-bodhi)
- **bode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bode-vs-bodhi)
- **Bobbi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobbi-vs-bodhi)
- **Boden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boden-vs-bodhi)
- **bodes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bodes-vs-bodhi)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbodhi`, `bdohi`, `boddhi`, `bodhhi`, `bodih`, `bohdi`, `obdhi`

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