# igloo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪɡ.luː/ · frequency rank #44,857

## Definitions
1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
2. A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
3. A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
4. A kind of airfreight cargo container.

## Etymology
From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

## Easily confused with
- **Igor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igloo-vs-igor)
- **Igbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/igbo-vs-igloo)

## Common misspellings (6)
`giloo`, `iggloo`, `iglloo`, `iglo`, `igolo`, `ilgoo`

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