# papyrus

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈpaɪɹəs/ · frequency rank #32,960

## Definitions
1. A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
2. A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
3. A scroll or document written on papyrus.

## Etymology
From Middle English papirus, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros), of unknown origin. Doublet of papyros.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`appyrus`, `pappyrus`, `papryus`, `papyrrus`, `papyrsu`, `papyruss`, `papyurs`, `papyyrus`, `payprus`, `ppapyrus`, `ppayrus`

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