Nonius
[ˈnoːni̯ʊs]
The verdict
“Nonius” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewegliche Längenskala, die zur Verbesserung der Ablesegenauigkeit auf Messgeräten für Winkel und Längen verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-nonius · Nonius · German
Nonius · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Nonius |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnoːni̯ʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nonius“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nonius is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnoːni̯ʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bewegliche Längenskala, die zur Verbesserung der Ablesegenauigkeit auf Messgeräten für Winkel und Längen verwendet wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nonius in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nonius, spelled N-O-N-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1bewegliche Längenskala, die zur Verbesserung der Ablesegenauigkeit auf Messgeräten für Winkel und Längen verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nonius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Selbst spontifex maximus müsste da Lust auf Genauigkeit bekommen. Und wem der Nonius der Schieblehre bisher nichts sagte, der lernt ihn hier kennen. All das heißt aber nicht, dass hier nur schwierige Arbeiten anstehen.“
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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.