nevus
/ˈniːvəs/
"nevus" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nevus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nevus · nevus · English
nevus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nevus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈniːvəs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nevus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nevus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈniːvəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.".
No misspelling variants are generated for nevus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin naevus. The correct English form is nevus, spelled N-E-V-U-S.
Definition
- 1Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nevus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Most birthmarks and moles fall into the category of nevi.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin naevus.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.