# Achilles

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈkɪliːz/ · frequency rank #15,559

## Definitions
1. A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
3. The Greek camp Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

## Easily confused with
- **Antilles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/achilles-vs-antilles)
- **achieves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/achieves-vs-achilles)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acchilles`, `achhilles`, `achilels`, `achiles`, `achilless`, `achillse`, `achliles`, `acihlles`, `ahcilles`, `cahilles`

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