narine

adj

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"narine" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“narine” is uncommon English (frequency #94,031 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,031
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to the nares; narial.

Corpus desk

Index EN-narine · narine · English

narine · rank #94,031 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,031
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH narrowband

Nearest frequency peer: narrowband (+1 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 “narine”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for narine
PropertyValue
Headwordnarine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “narine” 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).narinefalls 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: “narrowband” (#94,032), “nasally” (#94,033), “nanga” (#94,028). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “narine” is #94,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

narine is uncommon English at frequency #94,031 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relating to the nares; narial.".

narine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is narine, spelled N-A-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relating to the nares; narial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how narine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the narine membrane

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 "narine"?
"narine" is spelled N-A-R-I-N-E.
What does "narine" mean?
As an adjective, "narine" means: Relating to the nares; narial.
What language does "narine" come from?
"narine" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Musser#94,020Nickie#94,050merkin#93,985McMinn#93,971

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list