nevus
/ˈniːvəs/noun
nevus is spelled N-E-V-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nevus means “Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nevus is nevi.
How many letters and syllables are in nevus?
| Letters | 5: N-E-V-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 nevus?
Nevus appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 nevus?
- /ˈniːvəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nevus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nevus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nevus.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: venus.
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).
Forms of nevus
- nevi plural
- naevus
- nævus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nevus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.
Most birthmarks and moles fall into the category of nevi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nevus come from?
Borrowed from Latin naevus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).