nucular
/ˈnukjəlɚ/adjective
nucular is spelled N-U-C-U-L-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nucular means “Pronunciation spelling of nuclear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nucular?
| Letters | 7: N-U-C-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is nucular?
Nucular appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 nucular?
- US /ˈnukjəlɚ/
- UK /ˈnjuːkjələ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-nucular.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nucular
- more nucular comparative
- most nucular superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nucular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of nuclear.
- 2
Nut-shaped; of or relating to a nucule – a section of a compound (usually hard) fruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nucular come from?
Respelling representing a mispronunciation of nuclear by metathesis and epenthesis or by association with nuke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).