nocive
/ˈnəʊsɪv/
"nocive" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nocive” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hurtful, injurious; noxious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nocive · nocive · English
nocive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nocive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈnəʊsɪv/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nocive” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nocive is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈnəʊsɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hurtful, injurious; noxious.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nocive, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin nocīvus, derived from noceō (“I harm”). The correct English form is nocive, spelled N-O-C-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Hurtful, injurious; noxious.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nocive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Again, be it that some nocive or hurtful thing be towards us, must Fear of necessity follow hereupon?
Etymology
From Latin nocīvus, derived from noceō (“I harm”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.