# plexus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplɛk.səs/ · frequency rank #37,628

## Definitions
1. A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
2. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
3. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”).

## Easily confused with
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plexus-vs-plus)
- **pleas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pleas-vs-plexus)
- **plebs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plebs-vs-plexus)
- **plenum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plenum-vs-plexus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lpexus`, `pelxus`, `pleuxs`, `plexsu`, `plexuss`, `plexxus`, `pllexus`, `plxeus`, `pplexus`

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