# shanti

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ʃɑːnti/ · frequency rank #37,684

## Definitions
1. A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti, “calmness, peace, tranquillity; quietness, rest”), from शम् (śam, “to exert or fatigue oneself, toil at; to become tired, come to an end, finish, stop; to be calm, contented, quiet, or satisfied; to calm, pacify, settle, soothe”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (“to exert oneself, toil”)) + -ति (-ti, suffix denoting a state of being).

## Easily confused with
- **shat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-shat)
- **slant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-slant)
- **shunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-shunt)
- **Shari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-shari)
- **Shasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-shasta)
- **shanty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-shanty)
- **Shinto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-shinto)
- **Shashi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shanti-vs-shashi)
- **shan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shan-vs-shanti)
- **Sant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sant-vs-shanti)
- **Santa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santa-vs-shanti)
- **Shane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shane-vs-shanti)
- **shaft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaft-vs-shanti)
- **santo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santo-vs-shanti)
- **shalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalt-vs-shanti)
- **scant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scant-vs-shanti)
- **shank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shank-vs-shanti)
- **Santi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santi-vs-shanti)
- **Shang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shanti)
- **Sandi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandi-vs-shanti)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsanti`, `sahnti`, `shanit`, `shannti`, `shantti`, `shatni`, `shhanti`, `shnati`, `sshanti`

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