nicotina

[nikoˈʧina]

/[nikoˈʧina]/ noun

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The verdict

“nicotina” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,688
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alcaloide neurotóxico e cancerígeno, encontrado principalmente no tabaco, que age como estimulante em mamíferos

Corpus desk

Index PT-nicotina · nicotina · Portuguese

nicotina · rank #28,688 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,688
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH novel

Nearest frequency peer: novel (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “nicotina”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “nicotina” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nicotina
PropertyValue
Headwordnicotina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nikoˈʧina]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,688
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “nicotina”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.nicotinacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “novel” (#28,690), “ob” (#28,692), “multidisciplinar” (#28,683). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “nicotina” fica em #28,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around nicotina (IPA [nikoˈʧina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,688 among 360 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "alcaloide neurotóxico e cancerígeno, encontrado principalmente no tabaco, que age como estimulante em mamíferos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nicotina, with forms such as "incotina", "nciotina", and "niccotina". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is nicotina, spelled N-I-C-O-T-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    alcaloide neurotóxico e cancerígeno, encontrado principalmente no tabaco, que age como estimulante em mamíferos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how nicotina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Até recentemente, a explicação era emocional: o fumante compensaria a falta de nicotina com excesso de comida

This word in other languages

nicotine(English)nicotina(Español)nicotine(Français)Nicotin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • incotina
  • nciotina
  • niccotina
  • nicoitna
  • nicotian
  • nicotinna
  • nicotnia
  • nicottina
  • nictoina
  • nioctina
  • nnicotina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nicotina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

incotina2nciotina2niccotina1nicoitna2nicotian2nicotinna1nicotnia2nicottina1
Edit distance from "nicotina"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nicotina"?
"nicotina" is spelled N-I-C-O-T-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [nikoˈʧina].
What does "nicotina" mean?
As a noun, "nicotina" means: alcaloide neurotóxico e cancerígeno, encontrado principalmente no tabaco, que age como estimulante em mamíferos
What are common misspellings of "nicotina"?
Common misspellings include "incotina", "nciotina", "niccotina", "nicoitna", "nicotian". The correct spelling is "nicotina".
How do you pronounce "nicotina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nicotina" is [nikoˈʧina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nicotina" come from?
"nicotina" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obstruir#28,694ofegante#28,696oferenda#28,698mastigar#28,667

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

maturação11 variantspatinação11 variantsinsight11 variantsincubação11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list