# mythos

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪθɒs/ · frequency rank #38,987

## Definitions
1. Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
2. A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.
3. A set of assumptions or beliefs about something.
4. A recurring theme; a motif.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mȳthos (“myth”), from Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “report, tale, story”). Doublet of myth.
The plural form mythoi is from Ancient Greek μῦθοι (mûthoi), and the form mythoses from mythos + -es.

## Easily confused with
- **myths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mythos-vs-myths)
- **myth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/myth-vs-mythos)
- **maths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maths-vs-mythos)
- **moths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moths-vs-mythos)
- **method** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/method-vs-mythos)
- **mythic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mythic-vs-mythos)
- **Mathis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathis-vs-mythos)
- **methods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/methods-vs-mythos)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmythos`, `mtyhos`, `myhtos`, `mythhos`, `mythoss`, `mythso`, `mytohs`, `mytthos`, `myythos`, `ymthos`

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