Nord

/[nɔʁt]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,355

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Nord is aGermannoun. It means: die Haupthimmelsrichtung Norden Pronounced [nɔʁt]. It ranks #2,355 in German word frequency. Often confused with nur and Not.

Key facts for Nord
PropertyValue
HeadwordNord
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nɔʁt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,355
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Nord in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Nord is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nɔʁt]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,355 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Nord, with forms such as "nnord", "nodr", and "nordd". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nur", "Not", "NRW", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Nord, spelled N-O-R-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Haupthimmelsrichtung Norden
  2. 2
    Nachsatz zu einem Toponym oder diesem mit Bindestrich nachgestellt
  3. 3
    eine Partei, die man mit Norden verbindet, zum Beispiel Nordamerika oder eine Partei im Bridge; Namenszusatz, der auf die Lage hinweist

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnord,nodr,nordd,norrd,nrod,onrd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Nord

Misspelling Variants of "Nord"

nnord5nodr4nordd5norrd5nrod4onrd4
Misspelling Variants of "Nord"

Frequency rank: #2,355 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nord"?
"Nord" is spelled N-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔʁt].
What does "Nord" mean?
As a noun, "Nord" means: die Haupthimmelsrichtung Norden
What words are commonly confused with "Nord"?
"Nord" is commonly confused with "nur", "Not", "NRW". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nord" is [nɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nord" come from?
"Nord" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.