# nutritious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/ · frequency rank #23,052

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

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

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`nnutritious`, `nturitious`, `nurtitious`, `nutirtious`, `nutriitous`, `nutritiosu`, `nutritiouss`, `nutritiuos`, `nutritoius`, `nutrittious`, `nutrritious`, `nutrtiious`, `nuttritious`, `untritious`

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