# thorax

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθɔɹæks/ · frequency rank #33,880

## Definitions
1. The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
2. The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached.

## Etymology
From Latin thorax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

## Easily confused with
- **tora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorax-vs-tora)
- **thorn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorax-vs-thorn)
- **Torah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorax-vs-torah)
- **thorpe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorax-vs-thorpe)
- **thorny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorax-vs-thorny)
- **Thoreau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorax-vs-thoreau)
- **Thor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thor-vs-thorax)
- **Thomas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thomas-vs-thorax)

## Common misspellings (9)
`htorax`, `thhorax`, `thoarx`, `thoraxx`, `thorrax`, `thorxa`, `throax`, `tohrax`, `tthorax`

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