# eros

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪə.ɹɒs/ · frequency rank #28,911

## Definitions
1. A winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
2. Physical love; sexual desire.
3. a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else.
4. libido
5. collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).

## Easily confused with
- **ES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-es)
- **err** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-err)
- **evo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-evo)
- **ERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-ers)
- **ERP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-erp)
- **ETS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-ets)
- **eyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-eyes)
- **euro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-euro)
- **Eton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-eton)
- **exes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-exes)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-exon)
- **error** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-error)
- **ethos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-ethos)
- **Errol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-errol)
- **errors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eros-vs-errors)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/er-vs-eros)
- **eo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eo-vs-eros)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/era-vs-eros)
- **ego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ego-vs-eros)
- **EPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eps-vs-eros)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eors`, `eross`, `erros`, `erso`, `reos`

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