# tarsus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɑː.səs/ · frequency rank #45,692

## Definitions
1. The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
2. The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
3. The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
4. A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tarsus.

## Easily confused with
- **tass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarsus-vs-tass)
- **tasks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarsus-vs-tasks)
- **tarts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarsus-vs-tarts)
- **torus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarsus-vs-torus)
- **Taurus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarsus-vs-taurus)
- **tardis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tardis-vs-tarsus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atrsus`, `tarrsus`, `tarssu`, `tarssus`, `tarsuss`, `taruss`, `tasrus`, `trasus`, `ttarsus`

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