# Icarus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪkəɹəs/ · frequency rank #30,087

## Definitions
1. A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.

## Etymology
From Latin Īcarus, from Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος (Íkaros).

## Common misspellings (8)
`ciarus`, `iacrus`, `icarrus`, `icarsu`, `icaruss`, `icaurs`, `iccarus`, `icraus`

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