Nicobar
/ˈniːkə(ʊ)ˌbɑːɹ/adjective, noun
Nicobar is spelled N-I-C-O-B-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Nicobar means “Of or relating to the Nicobar Islands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Nicobar?
| Letters | 7: N-I-C-O-B-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Nicobar?
Nicobar appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 Nicobar?
- /ˈniːkə(ʊ)ˌbɑːɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Nicobar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Nicobar
- Nicobars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Nicobar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Nicobar Islands.
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of Nicobar pigeon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Nicobar come from?
Borrowed from Tamil நக்கவரம் (nakkavaram).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).