Nodus
[ˈnoːdʊs]
The verdict
“Nodus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansatzstelle eines oder mehrerer Blätter an der Sprossachse (deutlich verdickt bei Nelken und Gräsern)
Corpus desk
Index DE-nodus · Nodus · German
Nodus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nodus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnoːdʊs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nodus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nodus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnoːdʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nodus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 German form is Nodus, spelled N-O-D-U-S.
Definition
- 1Ansatzstelle eines oder mehrerer Blätter an der Sprossachse (deutlich verdickt bei Nelken und Gräsern)
- 2knotenförmiges (im Vergleich zur Umgebung dickeres), physiologisches Gebilde in tieferen Gewebsschichten
- 3krankhafte, tastbare Gewebsverdickung
- 4der schattenwerfende Punkt einer Sonnenuhr
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nodus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Sprossachsenstück zwischen zwei Nodi wird als Internodium bezeichnet.
Von Sonnenuhren mit einem Nodus, der zu jeder Tageszeit ein anderer Punkt im Raum über dem Zifferblatt ist, existieren mehrere Varianten.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.