# brahmin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɑːmɪn/ · frequency rank #36,461

## Definitions
1. A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
2. One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
3. A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
4. A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
5. A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French bramine, from obsolete Portuguese bramine, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa); modern French brahmane, Portuguese brâmane are readjusted after Sanskrit. Doublet of Brahmana.

## Easily confused with
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brahmin-vs-brain)
- **Brahms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brahmin-vs-brahms)
- **Brahma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brahma-vs-brahmin)
- **brahman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brahman-vs-brahmin)

## Common misspellings (11)
`barhmin`, `bbrahmin`, `brahhmin`, `brahimn`, `brahminn`, `brahmmin`, `brahmni`, `bramhin`, `brhamin`, `brrahmin`, `rbahmin`

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