# swami

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈswɑːmi/ · frequency rank #27,668

## Definitions
1. A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī), from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmín).

## Easily confused with
- **swim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swim)
- **swap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swap)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swan)
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-sway)
- **SWAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swat)
- **swamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swamp)
- **swarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swarm)
- **Swann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swann)
- **Swims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swims)
- **swath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swath)
- **swank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swank)
- **Swamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swamy)
- **swampy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swami-vs-swampy)
- **Sam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-swami)
- **sai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sai-vs-swami)
- **same** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/same-vs-swami)
- **semi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semi-vs-swami)
- **spam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spam-vs-swami)
- **slam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slam-vs-swami)
- **scam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scam-vs-swami)

## Common misspellings (7)
`sawmi`, `sswami`, `swaim`, `swammi`, `swmai`, `swwami`, `wsami`

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