Nord
German, noun/nɔʁt/
Nord is spelled N-O-R-D (4 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written German, the 2,344th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nord is a German masculine noun meaning “the north (used without article; a short form of Norden)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Haupthimmelsrichtung Norden”.
What does Nord mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
der Wind kommt aus Nord
- 2
masculinea wind coming from the north (used with article)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Haupthimmelsrichtung Norden 2. Nachsatz zu einem Toponym oder diesem mit Bindestrich nachgestellt 3. eine Partei, die man mit Norden verbindet, zum Beispiel Nordamerika oder eine Partei im Bridge; Namenszusatz, der auf die Lage hinweist
noun: 1. Wind aus Norden
abbreviation: 1. nordisch
prefix: 1. Präfix oder mit Bindestrich vorangestellter Zusatz zu einem Toponym
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nord
- Nords genitive
- N abbreviation
- (der) Nord nominative singular
- des Nord genitive singular
- (dem) Nord dative singular
- (den) Nord accusative singular
- Norde nominative plural
- Nordes genitive singular
- Norden dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nord?
- /nɔʁt/
- [nɔʁt]
- […]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nord
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nord in German?
Nord appears 35 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).