# Medusa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɪˈdjuːsə/ · frequency rank #25,473

## Definitions
1. The youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, killed by Perseus.

## Etymology
From Middle English Medusa, Meduse, from Latin Medūsa, from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa), from μέδω (médō, “rule over”).

## Easily confused with
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medusa-vs-mesa)
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medusa-vs-musa)
- **modus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medusa-vs-modus)
- **Mensa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medusa-vs-mensa)
- **media** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/media-vs-medusa)
- **Medea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medea-vs-medusa)
- **Medina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medina-vs-medusa)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emdusa`, `mdeusa`, `meddusa`, `medsua`, `meduas`, `medussa`, `meudsa`, `mmedusa`

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