# cenotaph

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.əˌtɑːf/ · frequency rank #46,370

## Definitions
1. A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

## Etymology
From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccenotaph`, `cennotaph`, `cenoatph`, `cenotahp`, `cenotaphh`, `cenotapph`, `cenotpah`, `cenottaph`, `centoaph`, `ceontaph`, `cneotaph`, `ecnotaph`

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