# nutrition

> English word · Noun · IPA /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #6,075

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **nutritious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nutrition-vs-nutritious)
- **nutritional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nutrition-vs-nutritional)

## Common misspellings (14)
`nnutrition`, `nturition`, `nurtition`, `nutirtion`, `nutriiton`, `nutrision`, `nutritino`, `nutritionn`, `nutritoin`, `nutrittion`, `nutrrition`, `nutrtiion`, `nuttrition`, `untrition`

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