nectarine
/ˌnɛktəˈɹiːn/noun
nectarine is spelled N-E-C-T-A-R-I-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nectarine means “A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nectarine is nectarines.
How many letters and syllables are in nectarine?
| Letters | 9: N-E-C-T-A-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nectarine?
Nectarine appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nectarine?
- /ˈnɛk.tə.ɹiːn/
- US /ˌnɛktəˈɹiːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nectarine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nectarine?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nectarine from its last stressed vowel (/in/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nectarine
- nectarines plural
- more nectarine comparative
- most nectarine superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nectarine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin.
- 2
obsoleteA nectar-like liquid medicine.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteNectarous; pertaining to or resembling nectar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nectarine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fruit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nectarine |
| German | Nektarine |
| Portuguese | nectarina, pêssego-careca |
| Spanish | nectarina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nectarine come from?
From nectar + -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).