# rishi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈrɪʃi/ · frequency rank #39,537

## Definitions
1. A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.
2. A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India's history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš (whence Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬌𐬴 (ərəṣ̌iṣ̌, “seer”)), probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).

## Easily confused with
- **RSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rishi-vs-rsi)
- **risk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rishi-vs-risk)
- **rush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rishi-vs-rush)
- **risks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rishi-vs-risks)
- **risky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rishi-vs-risky)
- **Rossi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rishi-vs-rossi)
- **rich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rich-vs-rishi)
- **rise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rise-vs-rishi)
- **rash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rash-vs-rishi)
- **right** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/right-vs-rishi)
- **rises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rises-vs-rishi)
- **risen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risen-vs-rishi)
- **riser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riser-vs-rishi)
- **Richie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/richie-vs-rishi)
- **Rashid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rashid-vs-rishi)

## Common misspellings (7)
`irshi`, `rihsi`, `rishhi`, `risih`, `risshi`, `rrishi`, `rsihi`

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