# chai

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,783

## Definitions
1. A female Romani.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Romani ćhaj (“Romani girl, daughter”).

## Easily confused with
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-ci)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cia)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-chi)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-che)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cpi)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-csi)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cpa)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cma)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-chp)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cta)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cri)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-cui)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-chat)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-coal)
- **crap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chai-vs-crap)

## Common misspellings (4)
`cahi`, `cchai`, `chhai`, `hcai`

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