narcosis
/nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/
"narcosis" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“narcosis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-narcosis · narcosis · English
narcosis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | narcosis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “narcosis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
narcosis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.".
narcosis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek νάρκωσις (nárkōsis). By surface analysis, narco- + -osis. The correct English form is narcosis, spelled N-A-R-C-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νάρκωσις (nárkōsis). By surface analysis, narco- + -osis.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.