# Isis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.sɪs/ · frequency rank #4,536

## Definitions
1. An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.
2. 42 Isis, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name from Egyptian or Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).

## Easily confused with
- **its** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-its)
- **iso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-iso)
- **ISS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-iss)
- **ISP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-isp)
- **isu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-isu)
- **ISR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-isr)
- **it's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-it-s)
- **isle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-isle)
- **issa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-issa)
- **Ives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-ives)
- **Isla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isis-vs-isla)
- **is** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/is-vs-isis)
- **II** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ii-vs-isis)
- **iOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ios-vs-isis)
- **ins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ins-vs-isis)
- **IRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irs-vs-isis)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isa-vs-isis)
- **IDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ids-vs-isis)
- **ips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ips-vs-isis)
- **ifs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ifs-vs-isis)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iiss`, `isiss`, `issi`, `issis`, `siis`

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