# rani

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɑː.niː/ · frequency rank #29,430

## Definitions
1. The wife of a rajah.
2. A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.

## Etymology
From Hindustani رانی (rānī) / रानी (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”). Doublet of Regina.

## Easily confused with
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rn)
- **RI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-ri)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-run)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-ray)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-raw)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-ron)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rat)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rap)
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rna)
- **RBI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rbi)
- **ren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-ren)
- **Roi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-roi)
- **Rao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rao)
- **ras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-ras)
- **rin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rin)
- **rei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rei)
- **RNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rnc)
- **rav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rav)
- **RSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rsi)
- **rate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rate)

## Common misspellings (4)
`arni`, `ranni`, `rnai`, `rrani`

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