nitrite
/ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/
"nitrite" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nitrite” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,526
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any salt or ester of nitrous acid.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nitrite · nitrite · English
nitrite · rank #49,526 · 10 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,526
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH newsreel
Nearest frequency peer: newsreel (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nitrite”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Negros
Negros
50,480 corpus weight
- neurologic
neurologic
50,479 corpus weight
- newsreel
newsreel
50,477 corpus weight
- nitrite
nitrite
50,475 corpus weight
- NPL
NPL
50,473 corpus weight
- obfuscation
obfuscation
50,471 corpus weight
What this shows “nitrite” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nitrite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #49,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nitrite”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around nitrite (IPA /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,526 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for nitrite, with forms such as "intrite", "nirtite", and "nitirte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nitric", "nitrate", "nitride", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is nitrite, spelled N-I-T-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Any salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- 2The univalent radical -NO₂, and the anion NO₂⁻
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nitrite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
John Birdsall, a scientist for the American Meat Institute, said that there were no industry qualms about trying to lower the nitrite amounts even farther. For centuries, some form of nitrites have been used to cure and to preserve bacon and to give it a pink color.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- intrite
- nirtite
- nitirte
- nitriet
- nitritte
- nitrrite
- nitrtie
- nittrite
- nnitrite
- ntirite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nitrite - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nitrite", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).