nanoparticle
"nanoparticle" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nanoparticle” is uncommon English (frequency #53,126 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,126
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any microscopic particle less than about 100 nanometers (nm) in diameter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nanoparticle · nanoparticle · English
nanoparticle · rank #53,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,126
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nanna
Nearest frequency peer: nanna (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “nanoparticle”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
46,878 corpus weight
- nanna
nanna
46,876 corpus weight
- nanoparticle
nanoparticle
46,875 corpus weight
- narcolepsy
narcolepsy
46,874 corpus weight
- Netherland
Netherland
46,872 corpus weight
- neverending
neverending
46,871 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “nanoparticle” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nanoparticle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #53,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nanoparticle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nanoparticle is uncommon English at frequency #53,126 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any microscopic particle less than about 100 nanometers (nm) in diameter.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nanoparticle, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From nano- + particle. The correct English form is nanoparticle, spelled N-A-N-O-P-A-R-T-I-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Any microscopic particle less than about 100 nanometers (nm) in diameter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nanoparticle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nanoparticles of various sorts are already found in products like sunscreen, paint and inkjet paper. More exotic varieties offer promise in medicine for sensitive diagnostic tests and novel treatments: the detection of Alzheimer's disease by finding a protein in spinal fluid, for instance, or nanoparticles that heat up and kill cancer cells.
The high surface area of a nanoparticle relative to its weight and volume makes it behave differently from larger masses of the same material.
Etymology
From nano- + particle.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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