nevermore
"nevermore" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nevermore” is uncommon English (frequency #63,103 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,103
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Never again; at no time in the future.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nevermore · nevermore · English
nevermore · rank #63,103 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,103
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH neuropsychiat…
Nearest frequency peer: neuropsychiatric (-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 “nevermore”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Nephi
Nephi
36,902 corpus weight
- neuropathic
neuropathic
36,900 corpus weight
- neuropsychi…
neuropsychiatric
36,899 corpus weight
- nevermore
nevermore
36,898 corpus weight
- newspaperman
newspaperman
36,896 corpus weight
- niceness
niceness
36,895 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “nevermore” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nevermore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,103 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nevermore” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nevermore is uncommon English at frequency #63,103 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Never again; at no time in the future.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nevermore, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English nevermore, from the Old English phrase nǣfre mā. Equivalent to never + -more. The correct English form is nevermore, spelled N-E-V-E-R-M-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Never again; at no time in the future.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nevermore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!
Etymology
From Middle English nevermore, from the Old English phrase nǣfre mā. Equivalent to never + -more.
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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