# Uranus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjʊɹənəs/ · frequency rank #28,782

## Definitions
1. The seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
2. The Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ūranus, from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós), from οὐρανός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”).

## Easily confused with
- **uranium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uranium-vs-uranus)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ruanus`, `uarnus`, `urannus`, `uransu`, `uranuss`, `urauns`, `urnaus`, `urranus`

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