neurotoxin
/ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/
"neurotoxin" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neurotoxin” is uncommon English (frequency #64,566 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,566
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
Corpus desk
Index EN-neurotoxin · neurotoxin · English
neurotoxin · rank #64,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,566
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nephilim
Nearest frequency peer: Nephilim (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 “neurotoxin”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- motu
motu
35,442 corpus weight
- Nahum
Nahum
35,439 corpus weight
- Nephilim
Nephilim
35,437 corpus weight
- neurotoxin
neurotoxin
35,435 corpus weight
- nonpublic
nonpublic
35,429 corpus weight
- Norcal
Norcal
35,428 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “neurotoxin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neurotoxin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “neurotoxin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
neurotoxin is uncommon English at frequency #64,566 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.".
neurotoxin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neuro- + toxin. The correct English form is neurotoxin, spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-O-X-I-N.
Definition
- 1A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neurotoxin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There were stretches of days when the lakes were closed because of the algae. It sometimes secreted neurotoxins that could be fatal.
Among those who think of fugu as merely a distant delicacy, knowledge rarely goes beyond the fish’s infamous trait: In the most delicious species, the innards are suffused with the neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX).
Etymology
From neuro- + toxin.
Synonyms
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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.
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