nebula
/ˈnɛbjʊlə/
"nebula" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nebula” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,591. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,591
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
Corpus desk
Index EN-nebula · nebula · English
nebula · rank #21,591 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,591
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Myles
Nearest frequency peer: Myles (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nebula”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Mortimer
Mortimer
78,414 corpus weight
- Myles
Myles
78,411 corpus weight
- nebula
nebula
78,410 corpus weight
- neurology
neurology
78,409 corpus weight
- newt
newt
78,408 corpus weight
- Nguyen
Nguyen
78,407 corpus weight
What this shows “nebula” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nebula |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɛbjʊlə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #21,591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nebula”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around nebula (IPA /ˈnɛbjʊlə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,591 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for nebula, with forms such as "enbula", "nbeula", and "nebbula". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”). Akin to Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), German Nebel (“mist, nebula”), Old Norse nifl, Polish niebo (“sky, heaven”), Russian не́бо (nébo, “sky”). The correct English form is nebula, spelled N-E-B-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
- 2A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.
- 3A cloudy appearance in the urine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nebula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”). Akin to Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), German Nebel (“mist, nebula”), Old Norse nifl, Polish niebo (“sky, heaven”), Russian не́бо (nébo, “sky”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enbula
- nbeula
- nebbula
- neblua
- nebual
- nebulla
- neubla
- nnebula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nebula - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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