# morphine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɔː.fiːn/ · frequency rank #17,903

## Definitions
1. A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).

## Easily confused with
- **moraine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moraine-vs-morphine)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmorphine`, `moprhine`, `morhpine`, `morphhine`, `morphien`, `morphinne`, `morphnie`, `morpihne`, `morpphine`, `morrphine`, `mrophine`, `omrphine`

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