# Tigris

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/ · frequency rank #38,654

## Definitions
1. A river in West Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.

## Etymology
From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), an alternative form of Τίγρης (Tígrēs), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (Idiglat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (Idigna, literally “fast as an arrow”).

## Easily confused with
- **tris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tigris-vs-tris)
- **tires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tigris-vs-tires)
- **tights** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tights-vs-tigris)
- **Tetris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tetris-vs-tigris)

## Common misspellings (9)
`itgris`, `tgiris`, `tiggris`, `tigirs`, `tigriss`, `tigrris`, `tigrsi`, `tirgis`, `ttigris`

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