# nectar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɛk.tə/ · frequency rank #21,011

## Definitions
1. The drink of the gods.
2. Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
3. The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.

## Etymology
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).

## Easily confused with
- **Nestor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nectar-vs-nestor)
- **neuter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nectar-vs-neuter)
- **near** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/near-vs-nectar)

## Common misspellings (9)
`enctar`, `ncetar`, `necatr`, `necctar`, `nectarr`, `nectra`, `necttar`, `netcar`, `nnectar`

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