# neuron

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ · frequency rank #23,612

## Definitions
1. A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
2. A nervure of an insect's wing.
3. A mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network.

## Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”), doublet of nerve and sinew. By surface analysis, neuro- + -on.

## Easily confused with
- **newton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neuron-vs-newton)
- **neutron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neuron-vs-neutron)
- **neuronal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neuron-vs-neuronal)
- **neon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neon-vs-neuron)
- **Nero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nero-vs-neuron)
- **negro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/negro-vs-neuron)
- **nelson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-neuron)
- **neural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neural-vs-neuron)
- **Negros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/negros-vs-neuron)

## Common misspellings (8)
`enuron`, `neruon`, `neuorn`, `neurno`, `neuronn`, `neurron`, `nneuron`, `nueron`

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