# Aphrodite

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /æfɹəˈdaɪti/ · frequency rank #32,276

## Definitions
1. The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē) (see it for more).

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahprodite`, `aphhrodite`, `aphordite`, `aphrdoite`, `aphroddite`, `aphrodiet`, `aphroditte`, `aphrodtie`, `aphroidte`, `aphrrodite`, `apphrodite`, `aprhodite`, `pahrodite`

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