# Nickelodeon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌnɪk.əˈloʊ.di.n̩/ · frequency rank #24,844

## Definitions
1. A small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915.
2. A coin-operated player piano, often elaborated with percussion, banjos, bells, whistles, and other musical instruments and noise-makers.
3. An American jukebox operated by nickels.

## Etymology
From nickel (“coin worth 5 cents”) + odeon.

## Common misspellings (16)
`inckelodeon`, `ncikelodeon`, `nicckelodeon`, `niceklodeon`, `nickeldoeon`, `nickellodeon`, `nickeloddeon`, `nickelodeno`, `nickelodeonn`, `nickelodoen`, `nickeloedon`, `nickeoldeon`, `nickkelodeon`, `nickleodeon`, `nikcelodeon`, `nnickelodeon`

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