# Spartacus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈspɑːtəkəs/ · frequency rank #35,949

## Definitions
1. A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Spartacus, from Thracian *Spartakos.

## Common misspellings (14)
`psartacus`, `saprtacus`, `sparatcus`, `sparrtacus`, `spartaccus`, `spartacsu`, `spartacuss`, `spartaucs`, `spartcaus`, `sparttacus`, `spatracus`, `sppartacus`, `spratacus`, `sspartacus`

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