rakhi

/ˈɹɑːki/

//ˈɹɑːki// noun

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"rakhi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rakhi” is uncommon English (frequency #63,922 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,922
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother, particularly during the Raksha Bandhan festival.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rakhi · rakhi · English

rakhi · rank #63,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,922
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rann

Nearest frequency peer: rann (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “rakhi”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “rakhi” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rakhi
PropertyValue
Headwordrakhi
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɑːki/
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “rakhi” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “rann” (#63,923), “radicalisation” (#63,919), “rashly” (#63,927). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rakhi” is #63,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rakhi is uncommon English at frequency #63,922 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹɑːki/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother, particularly during the Raksha Bandhan festival.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rakhi, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi राखी (rākhī, “a rakhi”), from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā, “a rakhi”), from रक्षा (rakṣā, “care, guarding, preservation, protection; a rakhi”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”). The correct English form is rakhi, spelled R-A-K-H-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother, particularly during the Raksha Bandhan festival.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rakhi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When her Amazonian sister the Rahtore queen was slain, the mother of the infant prince took a surer method to shield him in demanding the fulfilment of the pledge given by Hemayoon when she sent the Rakhi to that monarch. ‘The festival of the bracelet (Rakhi)’ is in spring, and whatever its origin, it is one of the few when an intercourse of gallantry of…
  2. Although the festival of the Rakhi had not arrived, the mother of the young prince sent Captain Tod, by the hands of the family priest, the bracelet of adoption as her brother, which made his young ward thenceforth his nephew. He had received the rakhi from, and become the "bracelet-bound brother" of, two other queens, the Ranís of Oodeypore and Kotah, be…

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राखी (rākhī, “a rakhi”), from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā, “a rakhi”), from रक्षा (rakṣā, “care, guarding, preservation, protection; a rakhi”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”).

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 "rakhi"?
"rakhi" is spelled R-A-K-H-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɑːki/.
What does "rakhi" mean?
As a noun, "rakhi" means: An ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother, particularly during the Raksha Bandhan festival.
How do you pronounce "rakhi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rakhi" is /ˈɹɑːki/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rakhi"?
Borrowed from Hindi राखी (rākhī, “a rakhi”), from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā, “a rakhi”), from रक्षा (rakṣā, “care, guarding, preservation, protection; a rakhi”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rakhi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list