# Mahdi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɑːdi/ · frequency rank #35,819

## Definitions
1. A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world.
2. Muhammad b. Hasan al-Mahdi, the last of the Twelve Imams, born in 868 AD but believed alive and present in this world in a state of occultation; Similarly to Sunni belief, he will reappear before the end of time.

## Etymology
From Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “guided one”).

## Easily confused with
- **mai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mai)
- **maid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maid)
- **Modi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-modi)
- **Mali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mali)
- **MIDI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-midi)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maui)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maxi)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mani)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mari)
- **Maud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maud)
- **maki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maki)
- **mami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mami)
- **mahi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mahi)
- **Mandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mandy)
- **Mazda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mazda)
- **Maher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maher)
- **maids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maids)
- **Maori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maori)
- **Maude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-maude)
- **Mehdi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahdi-vs-mehdi)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amhdi`, `madhi`, `mahddi`, `mahhdi`, `mahid`, `mhadi`, `mmahdi`

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