# nicotine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɪkətiːn/ · frequency rank #14,596

## Definitions
1. An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
2. Tobacco or cigarettes.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French nicotine, equivalent to Nicot + -ine, named after Jean Nicot (1530–1604), the French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds back to France in 1561. The etymology of the surname itself is unclear.

## Common misspellings (11)
`incotine`, `nciotine`, `niccotine`, `nicoitne`, `nicotien`, `nicotinne`, `nicotnie`, `nicottine`, `nictoine`, `nioctine`, `nnicotine`

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