# Gandhi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɑːndi/ · frequency rank #9,184

## Definitions
1. A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence.

## Etymology
From Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.

## Easily confused with
- **gander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gander-vs-gandhi)

## Common misspellings (9)
`agndhi`, `gadnhi`, `ganddhi`, `gandhhi`, `gandih`, `ganhdi`, `ganndhi`, `ggandhi`, `gnadhi`

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