# Orpheus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɔɹfi.əs/ · frequency rank #34,213

## Definitions
1. A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús), built from an uncertain root with the -εύς (-eús) suffix. Perhaps root-cognate to Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`oprheus`, `orhpeus`, `orpehus`, `orphesu`, `orpheuss`, `orphheus`, `orphues`, `orppheus`, `orrpheus`, `ropheus`

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