# nautilus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ · frequency rank #34,203

## Definitions
1. A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.
2. A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.
3. A paper nautilus (actually an octopus).

## Etymology
From Latin nautilus, from Ancient Greek ναυτίλος (nautílos, “paper nautilus, sailor”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`anutilus`, `natuilus`, `nauitlus`, `nautillus`, `nautilsu`, `nautiluss`, `nautiuls`, `nautlius`, `nauttilus`, `nnautilus`, `nuatilus`

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