# ghee

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡʰiː/ · frequency rank #43,167

## Definitions
1. A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking.
2. Vegetable oil for cooking.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani گھی (ghī) / घी (ghī), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛta, “sprinkled”). First attested in the late 17th century.

## Easily confused with
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-gre)
- **GHG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-ghg)
- **give** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-give)
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-goes)
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-gone)
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-grew)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-grey)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-greg)
- **glen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-glen)
- **glue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-glue)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-gore)
- **glee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-glee)
- **Gwen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-gwen)
- **gove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-gove)
- **goer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-goer)
- **green** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-green)
- **Greek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-greek)
- **greed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-greed)
- **greet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-greet)
- **Ghent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-ghent)

## Common misspellings (5)
`gehe`, `gghee`, `ghe`, `ghhee`, `hgee`

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