# dhoni

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,763

## Definitions
1. A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Dhivehi ދޯނި (dōni).

## Easily confused with
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-don)
- **DOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-doi)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-done)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-dont)
- **dong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-dong)
- **Dion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-dion)
- **Dons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-dons)
- **dona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-dona)
- **doon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-doon)
- **drone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhoni-vs-drone)
- **Dani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dani-vs-dhoni)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddhoni`, `dhhoni`, `dhnoi`, `dhoin`, `dhonni`, `dohni`, `hdoni`

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