# detox

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdiːtɒks/ · frequency rank #19,812

## Definitions
1. Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs.
2. A detoxification unit.

## Etymology
Clipping of detoxification.

## Easily confused with
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detox-vs-dex)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detox-vs-dox)
- **devo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detox-vs-devo)
- **Devon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detox-vs-devon)
- **Devos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detox-vs-devos)
- **deo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deo-vs-detox)
- **demo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demo-vs-detox)
- **deco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deco-vs-detox)
- **demon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demon-vs-detox)
- **depot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depot-vs-detox)
- **decor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decor-vs-detox)
- **deter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deter-vs-detox)
- **demos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demos-vs-detox)
- **decoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoy-vs-detox)
- **Denton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denton-vs-detox)
- **detour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detour-vs-detox)
- **debtor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debtor-vs-detox)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddetox`, `deotx`, `detoxx`, `dettox`, `detxo`, `dteox`, `edtox`

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