nootropic
/ˌnoʊəˈtɹoʊpɪk/noun, adjective
nootropic is spelled N-O-O-T-R-O-P-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nootropic means “Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nootropic is nootropics or noötropics.
How many letters and syllables are in nootropic?
| Letters | 9: N-O-O-T-R-O-P-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nootropic?
Nootropic appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nootropic?
- US /ˌnoʊəˈtɹoʊpɪk/
- US /ˌnoʊəˈtɹɑːpɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nootropic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nootropic?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nootropic from its last stressed vowel (/oʊpɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nootropic
- nootropics plural
- noötropic
- more nootropic comparative
- most nootropic superlative
- noötropics plural
- more noötropic comparative
- most noötropic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nootropic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
- 2
A drug that enhances learning and memory and lacks the usual pharmacology of other psychotropic drugs (e.g. sedation, motor stimulation) and possesses very few side effects and extremely low toxicity.
adjective
- 1
Relating to substances that enhance cognitive performance.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of nootropic.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of nootropic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nootropic come from?
Coined by Romanian psychologist and chemist Corneliu E. Giurgea in 1972, derived from the Ancient Greek words νόος (nóos, “mind”) and τροπέω (tropéō, “to turn”). By surface analysis, noo(s) + -tropic, literally “mind changing”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).