# Python

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpaɪθən/ · frequency rank #9,943

## Definitions
1. The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.
2. An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”).
The programming language is named after Monty Python.

## Easily confused with
- **pythons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/python-vs-pythons)
- **Paton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paton-vs-python)
- **pylon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pylon-vs-python)
- **patron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patron-vs-python)
- **Peyton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-python)
- **Patton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patton-vs-python)
- **potion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potion-vs-python)
- **Payton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payton-vs-python)
- **pathos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pathos-vs-python)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ppython`, `ptyhon`, `pyhton`, `pythhon`, `pythno`, `pythonn`, `pytohn`, `pytthon`, `pyython`, `ypthon`

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