nard
/nɑɹd/noun
nard is spelled N-A-R-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Nard, the name). As a noun, nard means “A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nard is nards.
How many letters and syllables are in nard?
| Letters | 4: N-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nard?
Nard appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Nard, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nard?
- US /nɑɹd/
- UK /nɑːd/
Nard has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-nard.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nard?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nard from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rand, darn, rdna.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nard
- nards plural
- narde
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
- 2
A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.
- 3
American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.
- 4
USslangA testicle.
The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!
- 5
A Persian game similar to backgammon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nard come from?
From Middle English narde, from Old French narde, Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), from Phoenician [Term?], Sanskrit नलद (nálada, “Indian narde”). Doublet of nardus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).