# noxious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnɒkʃəs/ · frequency rank #32,516

## Definitions
1. Harmful; injurious.

## Etymology
From Latin noxius (“hurtful, injurious”), from noxa (“hurt, injury”), from nocere (“to hurt, injure”); see nocent.

## Easily confused with
- **notions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/notions-vs-noxious)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nnoxious`, `noixous`, `noxiosu`, `noxiouss`, `noxiuos`, `noxoius`, `noxxious`, `nxoious`, `onxious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/noxious