# nadir

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #34,606

## Definitions
1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
2. The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
3. The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
4. An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”).

## Easily confused with
- **nai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nai)
- **Nar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nar)
- **nazi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nazi)
- **nail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nail)
- **noir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-noir)
- **nani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nani)
- **Nair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nair)
- **NAMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nami)
- **naik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-naik)
- **nasi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nasi)
- **Nasr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nasr)
- **Nagar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nagar)
- **Nasir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nasir)
- **Najib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-najib)
- **naira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-naira)
- **nazir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-nazir)
- **Napier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-napier)
- **nad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nad-vs-nadir)
- **nada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nada-vs-nadir)
- **nabi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nabi-vs-nadir)

## Common misspellings (7)
`andir`, `naddir`, `nadirr`, `nadri`, `naidr`, `ndair`, `nnadir`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nadir