# Buddha

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbʊdə/ · frequency rank #9,714

## Definitions
1. Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Pali Buddha (“the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”), from buddha (“awakened, enlightened”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened, enlightened”), past participle of बोधति (bodhati, “to wake, to awaken”). Distantly related to English bid and bede. Also cognate with Proto-Slavic *buditi (“to wake up”).

## Easily confused with
- **buddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buddha-vs-buddy)
- **Budd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/budd-vs-buddha)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbuddha`, `bdudha`, `buddah`, `buddhha`, `budha`, `budhda`, `ubddha`

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