# cervix

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜː.vɪks/ · frequency rank #28,487

## Definitions
1. The neck.
2. The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
3. The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccervix`, `cerivx`, `cerrvix`, `cervixx`, `cervvix`, `cervxi`, `cevrix`, `crevix`, `ecrvix`

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