# nucleic

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #32,517

## Definitions
1. Referring to the nucleus of something.

## Easily confused with
- **nucleus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nucleic-vs-nucleus)
- **nuclei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nuclei-vs-nucleic)
- **nuclear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nuclear-vs-nucleic)

## Common misspellings (10)
`nculeic`, `nnucleic`, `nuccleic`, `nucelic`, `nucleci`, `nucleicc`, `nucliec`, `nuclleic`, `nulceic`, `uncleic`

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