# Phineas

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,968

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, Hebrew (פִינְחָס), or Egyptian of biblical origin.
2. Alternative form of Phinehas.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Φινέας (Phinéas), alternative form of Φινεύς (Phineús). See Phineus. Alternative source from Hebrew (פִינְחָס). See Phinehas.

## Easily confused with
- **pines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phineas-vs-pines)
- **phones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phineas-vs-phones)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hpineas`, `phhineas`, `phienas`, `phinaes`, `phineass`, `phinesa`, `phinneas`, `phnieas`, `pihneas`, `pphineas`

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