neonicotinoid
noun
neonicotinoid is spelled N-E-O-N-I-C-O-T-I-N-O-I-D: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neonicotinoid means “Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neonicotinoid is neonicotinoids.
How many letters and syllables are in neonicotinoid?
| Letters | 13: N-E-O-N-I-C-O-T-I-N-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is neonicotinoid?
Neonicotinoid appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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).
Forms of neonicotinoid
- neonicotinoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neonicotinoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate neonicotinoid?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of neonicotinoid: neonic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neonicotinoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense class of insecticides:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | néonicotinoïde |
| German | Neonikotinoid |
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.