# Oedipus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛdɪpəs/ · frequency rank #34,210

## Definitions
1. A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

## Etymology
From the Latin Oedipus, from the Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, “swollen foot”).

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`eodipus`, `odeipus`, `oeddipus`, `oedippus`, `oedipsu`, `oedipuss`, `oediups`, `oedpius`, `oeidpus`

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