# cirrus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪɹəs/ · frequency rank #44,119

## Definitions
1. A tendril.
2. A thin tendril-like appendage.
3. A principal high-level cloud type, typically composed of thin, delicate, white filaments, wisps, or narrow bands.

## Etymology
From Latin cirrus (“curl”).

## Easily confused with
- **Cyrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cirrus-vs-cyrus)
- **Cyprus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cirrus-vs-cyprus)
- **corpus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cirrus-vs-corpus)
- **citrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cirrus-vs-citrus)
- **circus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circus-vs-cirrus)
- **chorus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-cirrus)
- **cirque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cirque-vs-cirrus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccirrus`, `cirrsu`, `cirruss`, `cirurs`, `cirus`, `crirus`, `icrrus`

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