# innocuous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈnɒkjuəs/ · frequency rank #26,837

## Definitions
1. Harmless; producing no ill effect.
2. Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.

## Etymology
From Latin innocuus (“harmless”) (therefore, no gemination in + nocuous).

## Common misspellings (10)
`inncouous`, `innoccuous`, `innocouus`, `innocuosu`, `innocuouss`, `innocuuos`, `innoucous`, `inocuous`, `inoncuous`, `ninocuous`

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