# mandi

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,761

## Definitions
1. A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using a small container to scoop water out of a larger container and pour it over the body.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay mandi (“to take a bath”).

## Easily confused with
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-many)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mind)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mini)
- **Modi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-modi)
- **mann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mann)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mans)
- **MIDI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-midi)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-maui)
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-manu)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mane)
- **mend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mend)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-maxi)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mani)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mari)
- **Maud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-maud)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mano)
- **muni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-muni)
- **mang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-mang)
- **minds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-minds)
- **manga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandi-vs-manga)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amndi`, `madni`, `manddi`, `manid`, `manndi`, `mmandi`, `mnadi`

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