nuclei
/ˈnjuː.kli.aɪ/
"nuclei" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nuclei” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,751
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of nucleus
Corpus desk
Index EN-nuclei · nuclei · English
nuclei · rank #22,751 · 8 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,751
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH notoriety
Nearest frequency peer: notoriety (-1 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 “nuclei”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- nodding
nodding
77,253 corpus weight
- nonexistent
nonexistent
77,252 corpus weight
- notoriety
notoriety
77,251 corpus weight
- nuclei
nuclei
77,250 corpus weight
- nutty
nutty
77,249 corpus weight
- OA
OA
77,248 corpus weight
What this shows “nuclei” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nuclei |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnjuː.kli.aɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nuclei”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around nuclei (IPA /ˈnjuː.kli.aɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,751 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of nucleus".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nuclei, with forms such as "nculei", "nnuclei", and "nucclei". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nucleus", "nucleic", "nuclear", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is nuclei, spelled N-U-C-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1plural of nucleus
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nculei
- nnuclei
- nucclei
- nuceli
- nuclie
- nucllei
- nulcei
- unclei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nuclei - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).