nucleicos

[nuˈklejkos]

/[nuˈklejkos]/ adj

The verdict

“nucleicos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,175 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,175
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de nucleico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nucleicos · nucleicos · Spanish

nucleicos · rank #84,175 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,175
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH oci

Nearest frequency peer: oci (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “nucleicos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “nucleicos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nucleicos
PropertyValue
Headwordnucleicos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nuˈklejkos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “nucleicos” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).nucleicoscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “oci” (#84,177), “octavillas” (#84,179), “nevó” (#84,170). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nucleicos” va en #84,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nucleicos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,175 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nuˈklejkos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de nucleico.".

Zero misspellings are on record for nucleicos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is nucleicos, spelled N-U-C-L-E-I-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de nucleico.

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 "nucleicos"?
"nucleicos" is spelled N-U-C-L-E-I-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [nuˈklejkos].
What does "nucleicos" mean?
As an adjective, "nucleicos" means: Forma del plural de nucleico.
How do you pronounce "nucleicos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nucleicos" is [nuˈklejkos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nucleicos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list