# larynx

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlæ.ɹɪŋks/ · frequency rank #41,220

## Definitions
1. A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”).

## Easily confused with
- **lynx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larynx-vs-lynx)
- **Layne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larynx-vs-layne)
- **Lauryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larynx-vs-lauryn)

## Common misspellings (10)
`alrynx`, `larnyx`, `larrynx`, `larynnx`, `larynxx`, `laryxn`, `laryynx`, `layrnx`, `llarynx`, `lraynx`

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