deshi
noun
deshi is spelled D-E-S-H-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deshi means “a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deshi is deshis.
How many letters and syllables are in deshi?
| Letters | 5: D-E-S-H-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is deshi?
Deshi appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with deshi?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as deshi.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sidhe, shide.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of deshi
- deshis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deshi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
- 2
disciple, mentee, follower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deshi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 弟子 (deshi, “disciple, pupil”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).