# Modi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /moʊdi/ · frequency rank #9,636

## Definitions
1. A script formerly used for writing the Marathi language.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi मोडी (moḍī), probably from मोडणे (moḍṇe, “to break”), referring to the broken Devanagari characters from which the script is thought to be derived.

## Easily confused with
- **mom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mom)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mud)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mon)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mri)
- **moe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-moe)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mos)
- **mop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mop)
- **moi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-moi)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mor)
- **mol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mol)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-moo)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mou)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mot)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-mow)
- **MSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-msi)
- **Moz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-moz)
- **moh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-moh)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-more)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-most)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modi-vs-move)

## Common misspellings (5)
`mdoi`, `mmodi`, `moddi`, `moid`, `omdi`

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