# Nair

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,094

## Definitions
1. A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ).

## Easily confused with
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-ni)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nr)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nor)
- **nap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nap)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nat)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nas)
- **nan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nan)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-npr)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nay)
- **NIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nic)
- **NIH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nih)
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nil)
- **nip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nip)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-naw)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nia)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nit)
- **nib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nib)
- **nix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nix)
- **nao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nao)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anir`, `nairr`, `nari`, `niar`, `nnair`

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