# Prius

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #27,251

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota.

## Etymology
From Latin prius, neuter of prior (“prior, previous”). According to Toyota, the name can be interpreted as a reference to there never being a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it.

## Easily confused with
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-pus)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-prs)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-pros)
- **proud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-proud)
- **prize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-prize)
- **props** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-props)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-privy)
- **Priya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-priya)
- **probs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-probs)
- **prizes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-prizes)
- **Proust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prius-vs-proust)
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plus-vs-prius)
- **piss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piss-vs-prius)
- **pics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pics-vs-prius)
- **pigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pigs-vs-prius)
- **pins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pins-vs-prius)
- **pits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pits-vs-prius)
- **pres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pres-vs-prius)
- **pies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pies-vs-prius)
- **pips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pips-vs-prius)

## Common misspellings (7)
`pirus`, `pprius`, `prisu`, `priuss`, `prrius`, `pruis`, `rpius`

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