nocuous
/ˈnɑ.kju.əs/
"nocuous" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nocuous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Likely to cause harm or damage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nocuous · nocuous · English
nocuous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | nocuous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈnɑ.kju.əs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nocuous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nocuous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈnɑ.kju.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Likely to cause harm or damage.".
Zero misspellings are on record for nocuous in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Ultimately from Latin nocuus (“harmful”). The correct English form is nocuous, spelled N-O-C-U-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Likely to cause harm or damage.
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin nocuus (“harmful”).
Antonyms
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.