# Cerberus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɝbəɹəs/ · frequency rank #38,326

## Definitions
1. The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
2. A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.

## Etymology
From Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos), of unknown origin.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccerberus`, `cebrerus`, `cerbberus`, `cerberrus`, `cerbersu`, `cerberuss`, `cerbeurs`, `cerbreus`, `cerebrus`, `cerrberus`, `creberus`, `ecrberus`

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