neurotoxic

adj

"neurotoxic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“neurotoxic” is uncommon English (frequency #71,733 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,733
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.

Corpus desk

Index EN-neurotoxic · neurotoxic · English

neurotoxic · rank #71,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,733
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH neurophysiolo…

Nearest frequency peer: neurophysiology (-1 rank slots)

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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.

Long-tail ranks near “neurotoxic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “neurotoxic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for neurotoxic
PropertyValue
Headwordneurotoxic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “neurotoxic” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).neurotoxicfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “neurophysiology” (#71,732), “Nevers” (#71,734), “needling” (#71,731). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “neurotoxic” is #71,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neurotoxic is uncommon English at frequency #71,733 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for neurotoxic, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From neuro- + toxic. The correct English form is neurotoxic, spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-O-X-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.

Etymology

From neuro- + toxic.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neurotoxic"?
"neurotoxic" is spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-O-X-I-C.
What does "neurotoxic" mean?
As an adjective, "neurotoxic" means: Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.
What is the origin of the word "neurotoxic"?
From neuro- + toxic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list