# Saudi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsaʊdi/ · frequency rank #4,266

## Definitions
1. A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.

## Easily confused with
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-sui)
- **sud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-sud)
- **SDI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-sdi)
- **stud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-stud)
- **Saul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-saul)
- **Sufi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-sufi)
- **spud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-spud)
- **suki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-suki)
- **suds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-suds)
- **study** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-study)
- **studs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-studs)
- **sauna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-sauna)
- **sault** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-sault)
- **Sauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-sauer)
- **studio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saudi-vs-studio)
- **sad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sad-vs-saudi)
- **sai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-saudi)
- **said** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-saudi)
- **sand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sand-vs-saudi)
- **Sami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-saudi)

## Common misspellings (6)
`asudi`, `sadui`, `sauddi`, `sauid`, `ssaudi`, `suadi`

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