Hindi

/hɪnˈðiː/

//hɪnˈðiː// name

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"hindi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hindi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,344
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hindi · Hindi · English

Hindi · rank #9,344 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,344
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hatch

Nearest frequency peer: hatch (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Hindi”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Hindi” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hindi vs hint
40% similar
Hindi vs hing
40% similar
Hindi vs Hindu
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hindi
PropertyValue
HeadwordHindi
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/hɪnˈðiː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,344
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hindi”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Hindilands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hatch” (#9,343), “historians” (#9,345), “Hans” (#9,342). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hindi” is #9,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hindi (IPA /hɪnˈðiː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,344 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hindi, with forms such as "hhindi", "hidni", and "hinddi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "hint", "hing", "Hindu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. The correct English form is Hindi, spelled H-I-N-D-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
  2. 2
    The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.
  3. 3
    All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.
  4. 4
    A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hindi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Farmer gave us the backstory on several of the words he’s invented, including “well walla,” a mix of English and Hindi. Well walla is a disparaging term for a Belter who acts like an Earther (well is for the “gravity well” of Earth, and walla means person in Hindi).
  2. ‘teġh kī hindī agar talvār hai, fārsī pagḌī kī bhī dastār hai.’

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i.

This word in other languages

hindi(Español)hindî(Français)Hindi(Deutsch)hindi(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhindi
  • hidni
  • hinddi
  • hinid
  • hinndi
  • hnidi
  • ihndi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hindi - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhindi1hidni2hinddi1hinid2hinndi1hnidi2ihndi2
Edit distance from "Hindi"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hindi"?
"Hindi" is spelled H-I-N-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is /hɪnˈðiː/.
What does "Hindi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hindi" means: Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli.
What words are commonly confused with "Hindi"?
"Hindi" is commonly confused with "hint", "hing", "Hindu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hindi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hindi" is /hɪnˈðiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Hindi"?
Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hindi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hatch#9,343grams#9,339Libya#9,356drift#9,323

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

clues7 variantsslate7 variantssurge7 variantstagged7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list