nus
[nus]
The verdict
“nus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maskulinum Plural des Adjektivs nu
Corpus desk
Index DE-nus · nus · German
nus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | nus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [nus] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maskulinum Plural des Adjektivs nu".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nus, spelled N-U-S.
Definition
- 1Maskulinum Plural des Adjektivs nu
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