# ghazi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɑːzi/ · frequency rank #42,153

## Definitions
1. A Muslim warrior who fights in war against non-Muslims, especially one who has won renown as a martial champion; often used as a title.

## Etymology
From Arabic غَازٍ (ḡāzī, “raider, holy warrior”), from the active participle of غَزَا (ḡazā, “to raid”).

## Easily confused with
- **glaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghazi-vs-glaze)
- **graze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghazi-vs-graze)
- **Gaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaz-vs-ghazi)
- **Gaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-ghazi)
- **gaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaze-vs-ghazi)
- **gabi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gabi-vs-ghazi)
- **Ghana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-ghazi)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gahzi`, `gghazi`, `ghaiz`, `ghazzi`, `ghhazi`, `ghzai`, `hgazi`

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