nitroglicerina

[nit̪ɾoɣ̞liseˈɾina]

/[nit̪ɾoɣ̞liseˈɾina]/ noun

The verdict

“nitroglicerina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,236 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,236
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Compuesto orgánico altamente explosivo y líquido a temperatura ambiente, obtenido de la mezcla de ácido nítrico concentrado y glicerina, utilizado en la fabricación de la dinamita. Su fórmula molec...

Key facts for nitroglicerina
PropertyValue
Headwordnitroglicerina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nit̪ɾoɣ̞liseˈɾina]
Letters14
Frequency rank#82,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nitroglicerina” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nitroglicerina lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nitroglicerina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,236 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nit̪ɾoɣ̞liseˈɾina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compuesto orgánico altamente explosivo y líquido a temperatura ambiente, obtenido de la mezcla de ácido nítrico concentrado y glicerina, utilizado en la fabricación de la dinamita. Su fórmula molec...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nitroglicerina, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is nitroglicerina, spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-I-C-E-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Compuesto orgánico altamente explosivo y líquido a temperatura ambiente, obtenido de la mezcla de ácido nítrico concentrado y glicerina, utilizado en la fabricación de la dinamita. Su fórmula molecular es C₃H₅N₃O₉.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nitroglicerina"?
"nitroglicerina" is spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-I-C-E-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [nit̪ɾoɣ̞liseˈɾina].
What does "nitroglicerina" mean?
As a noun, "nitroglicerina" means: Compuesto orgánico altamente explosivo y líquido a temperatura ambiente, obtenido de la mezcla de ácido nítrico concentrado y glicerina, utilizado en la fabricación de la dinamita. Su fórmula molec...
How do you pronounce "nitroglicerina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nitroglicerina" is [nit̪ɾoɣ̞liseˈɾina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nitroglicerina" come from?
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Using “nitroglicerina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-T-R-O-G-L-I-C-E-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [nit̪ɾoɣ̞liseˈɾina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list