nitroglycerin
"nitroglycerin" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nitroglycerin” is uncommon English (frequency #58,239 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,239
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nitroglycerin · nitroglycerin · English
nitroglycerin · rank #58,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,239
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nishikori
Nearest frequency peer: Nishikori (-1 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.
Long-tail ranks near “nitroglycerin”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- neuropsycho…
neuropsychological
41,768 corpus weight
- Niel
Niel
41,764 corpus weight
- Nishikori
Nishikori
41,763 corpus weight
- nitroglycer…
nitroglycerin
41,762 corpus weight
- noobs
noobs
41,761 corpus weight
- nucleation
nucleation
41,758 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “nitroglycerin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nitroglycerin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #58,239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nitroglycerin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nitroglycerin is uncommon English at frequency #58,239 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.".
nitroglycerin has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From nitro- + glycerin. The correct English form is nitroglycerin, spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nitroglycerin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Officials in San Bernardino, California, report what is feared to be one of the most uneradicable dangers to gay people yet: the armoured crab. Armoured crabs […] are impervious to not only traditional commercial remedies but to unorthodox cures as well, such as sand blasting, nitroglycerin, and plastic surgery.
The observation that topical application of nitroglycerin to the penis may lead to erection adequate for sexual intercourse (Talley and Crawley 1985) has stimulated several investigations on the efficacy of this potential mode of treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Etymology
From nitro- + glycerin.
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
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).