Nala

name

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"nala" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Nala” is uncommon English (frequency #50,090 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,090
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A character in Hindu mythology: the king of Nishada Kingdom, son of Veerasena.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nala · Nala · English

Nala · rank #50,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,090
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH murine

Nearest frequency peer: murine (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Nala”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Nala” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nala
PropertyValue
HeadwordNala
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Nala” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Nalafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “murine” (#50,088), “NCP” (#50,093), “necktie” (#50,094). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “Nala” is #50,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nala is uncommon English at frequency #50,090 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nala, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit नल (nala). The correct English form is Nala, spelled N-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A character in Hindu mythology: the king of Nishada Kingdom, son of Veerasena.
  2. 2
    a character in Ramayana, Vanara brother of Neel and son of Vishwakarma.

Etymology

From Sanskrit नल (nala).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nala"?
"Nala" is spelled N-A-L-A.
What does "Nala" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nala" means: A character in Hindu mythology: the king of Nishada Kingdom, son of Veerasena.
What is the origin of the word "Nala"?
From Sanskrit नल (nala). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mota#50,082neko#50,099mish#50,076nott#50,117

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list