# naik

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɑː.ɪk/ · frequency rank #45,534

## Definitions
1. A lord or governor in South Asia.
2. A non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”).

## Easily confused with
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-ni)
- **nap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nap)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nat)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nas)
- **nan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nan)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nay)
- **NIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nic)
- **NIH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nih)
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nil)
- **nip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nip)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-naw)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nia)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nit)
- **nib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nib)
- **nix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nix)
- **nao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nao)
- **nis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nis)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nin)
- **nim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naik-vs-nim)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anik`, `naikk`, `naki`, `niak`, `nnaik`

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