nutrition

/njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/

//njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən// noun

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

The verdict

“nutrition” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,075
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nutrition · nutrition · English

nutrition · rank #6,075 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,075
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH novels

Nearest frequency peer: novels (-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 “nutrition”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “nutrition” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nutrition vs nutritious
80% similar
nutrition vs nutritional
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nutrition
PropertyValue
Headwordnutrition
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,075
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nutrition”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).nutritionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “novels” (#6,074), “ore” (#6,076), “monetary” (#6,073). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nutrition” is #6,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nutrition (IPA /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,075 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nutrition, with forms such as "nnutrition", "nturition", and "nurtition". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "nutritious", "nutritional", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio. The correct English form is nutrition, spelled N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
  2. 2
    That which nourishes; nutriment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nutrition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]
  2. Proper nutrition – and even more important, proper hydration – is crucial in preventing and recovering from both fevers and colds.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.

This word in other languages

nutrición(Español)nutrition(Français)Ernährung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnutrition
  • nturition
  • nurtition
  • nutirtion
  • nutriiton
  • nutrision
  • nutritino
  • nutritionn
  • nutritoin
  • nutrittion
  • nutrrition
  • nutrtiion
  • nuttrition
  • untrition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nutrition - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nnutrition1nturition2nurtition2nutirtion2nutriiton2nutrision1nutritino2nutritionn1
Edit distance from "nutrition"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nutrition"?
"nutrition" is spelled N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/.
What does "nutrition" mean?
As a noun, "nutrition" means: The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
What words are commonly confused with "nutrition"?
"nutrition" is commonly confused with "nutritious", "nutritional". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nutrition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nutrition" is /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/. 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 "nutrition"?
Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nutrition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hurricane#6,059seemingly#6,095genuinely#6,054southwest#6,100

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

consensus14 variantschallenged14 variantsbreakdown14 variantsdelighted14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list