# Diwali

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d̪iˈʋɑli/ · frequency rank #32,360

## Definitions
1. An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi दिवाली (divālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali, literally “row of lights”), from दीप (dīpa, “light”) + आवलि (āvali, “series, line, row”). Doublet of Deepavali.

## Easily confused with
- **dial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dial-vs-diwali)
- **Denali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denali-vs-diwali)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddiwali`, `diawli`, `diwail`, `diwalli`, `diwlai`, `diwwali`, `dwiali`, `idwali`

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