# cyclops

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ · frequency rank #25,027

## Definitions
1. A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.
2. A one-eyed creature of any species.
3. A person with only one working eye.
4. Any copepod in the genus Cyclops.
5. A small magnifying lens in the crystal of a watch to aid in reading the date.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cyclōps, from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “Cyclops ['round eyes']”). The sense for copepods is a semantic loan from translingual Cyclops.

## Easily confused with
- **cycles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cycles-vs-cyclops)
- **cyclone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclone-vs-cyclops)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccyclops`, `ccylops`, `cycclops`, `cycllops`, `cyclopps`, `cyclopss`, `cyclosp`, `cyclpos`, `cycolps`, `cylcops`, `cyyclops`, `ycclops`

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