# Pandora

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌpænˈdɔɹə/ · frequency rank #17,200

## Definitions
1. The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.
2. A moon of the planet Saturn.
3. 55 Pandora, a main belt asteroid.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā, “all gifts”).

## Easily confused with
- **panda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panda-vs-pandora)
- **pander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pander-vs-pandora)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apndora`, `padnora`, `panddora`, `pandoar`, `pandorra`, `pandroa`, `panndora`, `panodra`, `pnadora`, `ppandora`

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