# Confucius

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kənˈfjuʃəs/ · frequency rank #25,329

## Definitions
1. An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).
2. A male given name from Latin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Confucius, from Mandarin 孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, “Master Kong”).

## Easily confused with
- **Confucian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confucian-vs-confucius)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cconfucius`, `cnofucius`, `cofnucius`, `confcuius`, `conffucius`, `confuccius`, `confucisu`, `confuciuss`, `confucuis`, `confuicus`, `connfucius`, `conufcius`, `ocnfucius`

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