# Nutella

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nuːˈtɛlə/ · frequency rank #35,435

## Definitions
1. A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.

## Etymology
Marketing name borrowed from Italian Nutella, from English nut + -ella (diminutive suffix). Coined in the early 1960s by Italian entrepreneur Michele Ferrero, the son of Italian businessman Pietro Ferrero, the inventor of the product's forerunner Supercrema.

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

## Common misspellings (8)
`nnutella`, `ntuella`, `nuetlla`, `nutela`, `nutelal`, `nutlela`, `nuttella`, `untella`

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