# Niko vs nitro

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Niko
*name · frequency rank #28,307*
A diminutive of the male given names Nikola, Nikolas, or Nikolaos, from Greek.

### nitro
*noun · IPA /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #21,596*
The univalent NO₂ functional group.

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