# Cyrus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsaɪɹəs/ · frequency rank #9,159

## Definitions
1. An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.
2. A male given name from Old Persian.
3. A surname.

## Etymology
From Latin Cȳrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš). As a saints' name it has been identified by folk etymology with Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).

## Easily confused with
- **cysts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyrus-vs-cysts)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crs-vs-cyrus)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cru-vs-cyrus)
- **cars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cars-vs-cyrus)
- **Cruz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cruz-vs-cyrus)
- **crux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crux-vs-cyrus)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cris-vs-cyrus)
- **crud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crud-vs-cyrus)
- **Chris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cyrus)
- **cards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cards-vs-cyrus)
- **cares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cares-vs-cyrus)
- **corps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corps-vs-cyrus)
- **crush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crush-vs-cyrus)
- **crust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crust-vs-cyrus)
- **cores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cores-vs-cyrus)
- **Claus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claus-vs-cyrus)
- **carts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carts-vs-cyrus)
- **Cyril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyril-vs-cyrus)
- **carbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbs-vs-cyrus)
- **cords** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cords-vs-cyrus)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccyrus`, `cryus`, `cyrrus`, `cyrsu`, `cyruss`, `cyurs`, `cyyrus`, `ycrus`

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