# narc

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɑːk/ · frequency rank #46,645

## Definitions
1. A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

## Etymology
Clipping of narcotics (control) officer.

## Easily confused with
- **NC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nc)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nr)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nor)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nyc)
- **NBC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nbc)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nat)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nas)
- **NFC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nfc)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-npr)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nra)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nay)
- **NIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nic)
- **NEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nec)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-naw)
- **NPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-npc)
- **NRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nrc)
- **NSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nsc)
- **Nur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nur)
- **NRG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nrg)

## Common misspellings (6)
`anrc`, `nacr`, `narcc`, `narrc`, `nnarc`, `nrac`

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