nares
[ˈnɛə.ɹiz]
"nares" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nares” is uncommon English (frequency #82,581 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,581
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of naris
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nares |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛə.ɹiz] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nares” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nares is uncommon English at frequency #82,581 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛə.ɹiz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nares, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is nares, spelled N-A-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of naris
- 2plural of nare
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.
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Using “nares”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-A-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.