Maheshwari

name

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"maheshwari" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Maheshwari” is uncommon English (frequency #98,402 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,402
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Hindu goddess Durga.

Key facts for Maheshwari
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaheshwari
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maheshwari” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Maheshwari lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maheshwari is uncommon English at frequency #98,402 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Maheshwari, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit महेश्वरी (maheśvarī); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वरी (īśvarī, “goddess”). The correct English form is Maheshwari, spelled M-A-H-E-S-H-W-A-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Hindu goddess Durga.
  2. 2
    A religion in India.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
  4. 4
    A surname from Sanskrit.

Etymology

From Sanskrit महेश्वरी (maheśvarī); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वरी (īśvarī, “goddess”).

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 "Maheshwari"?
"Maheshwari" is spelled M-A-H-E-S-H-W-A-R-I.
What does "Maheshwari" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maheshwari" means: The Hindu goddess Durga.
What is the origin of the word "Maheshwari"?
From Sanskrit महेश्वरी (maheśvarī); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वरी (īśvarī, “goddess”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Maheshwari”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-H-E-S-H-W-A-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list