# spaghetti

> English word · Noun · IPA /spəˈɡɛti/ · frequency rank #12,143

## Definitions
1. A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
2. A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
3. Denoting Italianness.
4. Denoting Italianness.
5. Something physically resembling spaghetti (noun 1 sense 1) in appearance or consistency, or in being tangled.
6. Something physically resembling spaghetti (noun 1 sense 1) in appearance or consistency, or in being tangled.
7. Something physically resembling spaghetti (noun 1 sense 1) in appearance or consistency, or in being tangled.
8. Something confusing or intricate.
9. Something confusing or intricate.

## Etymology
The noun is borrowed from Italian spaghetti, the plural of spaghetto (“dish of spaghetti; (rare) strand of spaghetti”), from spago (“cord, string, twine; thread”) + -etto (diminutive suffix). Spago is derived from Latin spagus (“twine”), probably from Ancient Greek σφάκος (sphákos, “apple sage (Salvia pomifera)”), probably from Pre-Greek. The verb is derived from the noun.

## Common misspellings (12)
`psaghetti`, `sapghetti`, `spagehtti`, `spagghetti`, `spagheti`, `spaghetit`, `spaghhetti`, `spaghteti`, `spahgetti`, `spgahetti`, `sppaghetti`, `sspaghetti`

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