# narco

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɑːkəʊ/ · frequency rank #48,915

## Definitions
1. Narcotics.
2. A Latin American drug baron, usually from Colombia or Mexico.
3. Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”).

## Etymology
Clipping of narcotics. From narcotic.

## Easily confused with
- **NRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-nrc)
- **NCO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-nco)
- **NATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-nato)
- **Nico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-nico)
- **Nero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-nero)
- **Niro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-niro)
- **nary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-nary)
- **narrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-narrow)
- **Naruto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-naruto)
- **nao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nao-vs-narco)
- **Nar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nar-vs-narco)
- **Nara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nara-vs-narco)
- **narc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-narco)
- **NaCl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nacl-vs-narco)
- **nancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nancy-vs-narco)
- **NAACP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naacp-vs-narco)
- **nacho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nacho-vs-narco)
- **nance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-narco)

## Common misspellings (7)
`anrco`, `nacro`, `narcco`, `naroc`, `narrco`, `nnarco`, `nraco`

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