# nuclei vs nucleic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nuclei
*noun · IPA /ˈnjuː.kli.aɪ/ · frequency rank #22,751*
plural of nucleus

### nucleic
*adjective · frequency rank #32,517*
Referring to the nucleus of something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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