# labyrinth

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/ · frequency rank #19,378

## Definitions
1. A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
2. A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
3. A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
4. A maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur.
5. A tortuous anatomical structure:
6. A tortuous anatomical structure:
7. Any of various satyrine butterflies of the genus Neope.

## Etymology
From Middle English laberynt, laberynthe, from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`albyrinth`, `labbyrinth`, `labryinth`, `labyirnth`, `labyrinht`, `labyrinnth`, `labyrinthh`, `labyrintth`, `labyritnh`, `labyrnith`, `labyrrinth`, `labyyrinth`, `laybrinth`, `lbayrinth`, `llabyrinth`

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