nems
/ˈnɛms/obsolete
nems is spelled N-E-M-S: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nems means “Acronym of nanoelectromechanical systems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nems?
| Letters | 4: N-E-M-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 nems?
Nems appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nems?
- /ˈnɛms/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with nems?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nems.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mens.
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).
What does nems mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.
noun
- 1
Acronym of nanoelectromechanical systems.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nems come from?
From Egyptian Arabic نمس (nims).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).