# Desi

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdeɪ.si/ · frequency rank #26,060

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani دیسی (desī) / देसी (desī).

## Easily confused with
- **di** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-di)
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-ds)
- **dev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dev)
- **dis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dis)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dos)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dew)
- **DJs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-djs)
- **DUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dui)
- **DOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-doi)
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dex)
- **DHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dhs)
- **DPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dps)
- **DSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dsm)
- **DMs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dms)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dey)
- **DSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dsp)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dsl)
- **DTs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dts)
- **DFS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dfs)
- **DRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desi-vs-dri)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ddesi`, `dessi`, `dsei`, `edsi`

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