Nass

name

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

The verdict

“Nass” is uncommon English (frequency #55,612 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,612
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A river in British Columbia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nass · Nass · English

Nass · rank #55,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,612
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nanette

Nearest frequency peer: Nanette (-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 “Nass”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nass
PropertyValue
HeadwordNass
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Nass” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Nassfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Nanette” (#55,611), “nationhood” (#55,613), “Nandi” (#55,610). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “Nass” is #55,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nass is uncommon English at frequency #55,612 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A river in British Columbia.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Nass in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Tlingit naas (“intestine”). The correct English form is Nass, spelled N-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A river in British Columbia.

Etymology

From Tlingit naas (“intestine”).

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 "Nass"?
"Nass" is spelled N-A-S-S.
What does "Nass" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nass" means: A river in British Columbia.
What is the origin of the word "Nass"?
From Tlingit naas (“intestine”). 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 "Nass", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

noni#55,617MPLS#55,604MCAT#55,592pith#55,647

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list