nutritious

/njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/

//njuːˈtɹɪʃəs// adj

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"nutritious" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nutritious” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,052
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nutritious · nutritious · English

nutritious · rank #23,052 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,052
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH overdrive

Nearest frequency peer: overdrive (+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 “nutritious”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “nutritious” 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).

nutritious vs nutrition
80% similar

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

Key facts for nutritious
PropertyValue
Headwordnutritious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,052
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nutritious”

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).nutritiouslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “overdrive” (#23,053), “nook” (#23,050), “padding” (#23,054). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nutritious” is #23,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nutritious (IPA /njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,052 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 nutritious, with forms such as "nnutritious", "nturitious", and "nurtitious". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nutrition", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrītius, from nūtrītus, from nūtrīre. The correct English form is nutritious, spelled N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.
  2. 2
    Salutary.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A cumbrous, circuitous, and often a sophisticative mode of commenting upon the Prophets, and of darkening their meaning, had taken the place of what might have been a nutritious popular instruction.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrītius, from nūtrītus, from nūtrīre.

This word in other languages

nutritivo(Español)nutritif(Français)nahrhaft(Deutsch)nutriente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnutritious
  • nturitious
  • nurtitious
  • nutirtious
  • nutriitous
  • nutritiosu
  • nutritiouss
  • nutritiuos
  • nutritoius
  • nutrittious
  • nutrritious
  • nutrtiious
  • nuttritious
  • untritious

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nutritious - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nnutritious1nturitious2nurtitious2nutirtious2nutriitous2nutritiosu2nutritiouss1nutritiuos2
Edit distance from "nutritious"

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 "nutritious"?
"nutritious" is spelled N-U-T-R-I-T-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/.
What does "nutritious" mean?
As an adjective, "nutritious" means: Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.
What words are commonly confused with "nutritious"?
"nutritious" is commonly confused with "nutrition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nutritious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nutritious" is /njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/. 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 "nutritious"?
Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrītius, from nūtrītus, from nūtrīre. 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 "nutritious", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

masturbate#23,033reconciled#23,079insolvency#23,009hopelessly#22,997

Similar misspelling depth

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

plastered14 variantspopularly14 variantsmakeshift14 variantslaughable14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list