# reiki

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪki/ · frequency rank #47,862

## Definitions
1. A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.

## Etymology
1970s, from Japanese 霊気 (reiki, literally “spiritual chi/ki”).

## Easily confused with
- **rein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reiki-vs-rein)
- **Remi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reiki-vs-remi)
- **reis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reiki-vs-reis)
- **reit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reiki-vs-reit)
- **reins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reiki-vs-reins)
- **rei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rei-vs-reiki)
- **Reid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reid-vs-reiki)
- **reek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reek-vs-reiki)
- **reign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reign-vs-reiki)
- **Reich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-reiki)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eriki`, `reiik`, `reikki`, `rekii`, `rieki`, `rreiki`

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