nutriment

/ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/

//ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt// noun

"nutriment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nutriment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A source of nourishment; food.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nutriment · nutriment · English

nutriment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for nutriment
PropertyValue
Headwordnutriment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “nutriment” in English

nutrimentsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nutriment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for nutriment in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English nutriment, from Latin nūtrīmentum. The correct English form is nutriment, spelled N-U-T-R-I-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A source of nourishment; food.
  2. 2
    Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nutriment, from Latin nūtrīmentum.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nutriment"?
"nutriment" is spelled N-U-T-R-I-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/.
What does "nutriment" mean?
As a noun, "nutriment" means: A source of nourishment; food.
How do you pronounce "nutriment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nutriment" is /ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "nutriment"?
Inherited from Middle English nutriment, from Latin nūtrīmentum. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list