# myriad

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪɹi.æd/ · frequency rank #15,225

## Definitions
1. Ten thousand; 10,000
2. Ten thousand; 10,000
3. A countless number or multitude (of specified things)

## Etymology
From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”).

## Easily confused with
- **Myra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/myra-vs-myriad)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-myriad)
- **Murad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murad-vs-myriad)
- **Moria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moria-vs-myriad)
- **Miriam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miriam-vs-myriad)
- **Marian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marian-vs-myriad)
- **Mariah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mariah-vs-myriad)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmyriad`, `mryiad`, `myirad`, `myraid`, `myriadd`, `myrida`, `myrriad`, `myyriad`, `ymriad`

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