nitroglycérine

\ni.tʁɔ.ɡli.se.ʁin\

/\ni.tʁɔ.ɡli.se.ʁin\/ noun

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The verdict

“nitroglycérine” is uncommon French (frequency #70,884 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,884
frequency rank, French
86,328
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ester du glycérol et de l’acide nitrique de formule brute C₃H₅N₃O₉ qui se présente comme une huile jaunâtre, corrosive, extrêmement toxique et d’une grande force explosive, qui peut également avoir...

Key facts for nitroglycérine
PropertyValue
Headwordnitroglycérine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ni.tʁɔ.ɡli.se.ʁin\
Letters14
Frequency rank#70,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nitroglycérine” sits in French 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). nitroglycérine 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

nitroglycérine is uncommon French at frequency #70,884 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ni.tʁɔ.ɡli.se.ʁin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nitroglycérine, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nitroglycérine, spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-É-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ester du glycérol et de l’acide nitrique de formule brute C₃H₅N₃O₉ qui se présente comme une huile jaunâtre, corrosive, extrêmement toxique et d’une grande force explosive, qui peut également avoir un usage médical comme vasodilatateur.
  2. 2
    Utilisé pour qualifier des situations tendues, instables qui peuvent, comme le produit d’origine, exploser à tout instant.

Synonyms

ester trinitrique du glycérolnitroglycérolpyroglycérinetrinitrate de glycéroltrinitrinetrinitroglycérine1,2,3-tris-nitrooxy-propane

This word in other languages

nitroglycerin(English)nitroglicerina(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nitroglycérine"?
"nitroglycérine" is spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-É-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ni.tʁɔ.ɡli.se.ʁin\.
What does "nitroglycérine" mean?
As a noun, "nitroglycérine" means: Ester du glycérol et de l’acide nitrique de formule brute C₃H₅N₃O₉ qui se présente comme une huile jaunâtre, corrosive, extrêmement toxique et d’une grande force explosive, qui peut également avoir...
How do you pronounce "nitroglycérine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nitroglycérine" is \ni.tʁɔ.ɡli.se.ʁin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nitroglycérine" come from?
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Using “nitroglycérine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-I-T-R-O-G-L-Y-C-É-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ni.tʁɔ.ɡli.se.ʁin\ (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