# nitrate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #21,013

## Definitions
1. Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

## Etymology
From French nitrate.

## Easily confused with
- **nitride** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nitrate-vs-nitride)
- **nitrite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nitrate-vs-nitrite)
- **narrate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narrate-vs-nitrate)

## Common misspellings (10)
`intrate`, `nirtate`, `nitarte`, `nitraet`, `nitratte`, `nitrrate`, `nitrtae`, `nittrate`, `nnitrate`, `ntirate`

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