azote
/ˈæzəʊt/
"azote" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“azote” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nitrogen.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | azote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæzəʊt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “azote” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
azote is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæzəʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nitrogen.".
Zero misspellings are on record for azote in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -τικός (-tikós, “adjective suffix”). Named by French chemist and biologist Antoine Lavoisier, who saw it as the part of air which cannot sustain life. The correct English form is azote, spelled A-Z-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nitrogen.
Etymology
Borrowed from French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) + -τικός (-tikós, “adjective suffix”). Named by French chemist and biologist Antoine Lavoisier, who saw it as the part of air which cannot sustain life.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “azote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-Z-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.