nourishment

/ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/

//ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt// noun

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"nourishment" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nourishment” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,947
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nourishment · nourishment · English

nourishment · rank #27,947 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,947
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Octavia

Nearest frequency peer: Octavia (+3 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 “nourishment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “nourishment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nourishment
PropertyValue
Headwordnourishment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,947
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nourishment”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).nourishmentlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Octavia” (#27,950), “olfactory” (#27,951), “nested” (#27,942). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nourishment” is #27,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around nourishment (IPA /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,947 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for nourishment, with forms such as "nnourishment", "noruishment", and "nouirshment". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment. The correct English form is nourishment, spelled N-O-U-R-I-S-H-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
  2. 2
    Something that nourishes; food.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nourishment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Oriental Synagogue, continuing to draw musical nourishment from Semitic-Oriental sources.
  2. Many ultraraces do not include much nourishment from organizers.

Etymology

From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment.

Synonyms

sustenance

This word in other languages

pábulo(Español)nourriture(Français)Ernährung(Deutsch)alimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnourishment
  • noruishment
  • nouirshment
  • nourihsment
  • nourishemnt
  • nourishhment
  • nourishmennt
  • nourishmentt
  • nourishmetn
  • nourishmment
  • nourishmnet
  • nourismhent
  • nourisshment
  • nourrishment
  • noursihment
  • nuorishment
  • onurishment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nourishment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnourishment1noruishment2nouirshment2nourihsment2nourishemnt2nourishhment1nourishmennt1nourishmentt1
Edit distance from "nourishment"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nourishment"?
"nourishment" is spelled N-O-U-R-I-S-H-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/.
What does "nourishment" mean?
As a noun, "nourishment" means: The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.
What are common misspellings of "nourishment"?
Common misspellings include "nnourishment", "noruishment", "nouirshment", "nourihsment", "nourishemnt". The correct spelling is "nourishment".
How do you pronounce "nourishment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nourishment" is /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "nourishment"?
From Middle English norisshement, from Middle French, from Old French norissement, from norrir, equivalent to nourish + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nourishment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list