chaddi
/t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/
"chaddi" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chaddi” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chaddi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chaddi” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
chaddi is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chaddi, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī). The usage for members of the RSS is derived from the khaki shorts in their uniforms. The correct English form is chaddi, spelled C-H-A-D-D-I.
Definition
- 1Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
- 2Male or female underpants.
- 3A supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation; by extension, a member of any Hindu nationalist party.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चड्डी (caḍḍī). The usage for members of the RSS is derived from the khaki shorts in their uniforms.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chaddi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-D-D-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /t͡ʃəɖ.ɖiː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.