# Nike

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnaɪkiː/ · frequency rank #8,582

## Definitions
1. The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.
2. 307 Nike, a main belt asteroid.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

## Easily confused with
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nil)
- **nip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nip)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nye)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nit)
- **nix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nix)
- **nis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nis)
- **nin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nin)
- **nim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nim)
- **Noe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-noe)
- **NME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nme)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-note)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-none)
- **nine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nine)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nose)
- **nope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nope)
- **nude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nude)
- **node** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-node)
- **Nina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nina)
- **Nile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nile)
- **nuke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nike-vs-nuke)

## Common misspellings (5)
`inke`, `niek`, `nikke`, `nkie`, `nnike`

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