nitrite
\ni.tʁit\
The verdict
“nitrite” is uncommon French (frequency #65,355 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,355
- frequency rank, French
- 86,328
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sel produit par la combinaison de l’acide nitreux (HNO₂) avec une base.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nitrite · nitrite · French
nitrite · rank #65,355 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,355
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 86,328
- PHOTO-FINISH nix
Nearest frequency peer: nix (+1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nitrite”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- neutralisant
neutralisant
34,650 corpus weight
- NFS
NFS
34,649 corpus weight
- nigaud
nigaud
34,648 corpus weight
- nitrite
nitrite
34,646 corpus weight
- nix
nix
34,645 corpus weight
- nommaient
nommaient
34,643 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nitrite” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nitrite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ni.tʁit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #65,355 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nitrite” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nitrite is uncommon French at frequency #65,355 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ni.tʁit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sel produit par la combinaison de l’acide nitreux (HNO₂) avec une base.".
Zero misspellings are on record for nitrite in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nitrite, spelled N-I-T-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Sel produit par la combinaison de l’acide nitreux (HNO₂) avec une base.
Synonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nitrite", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.