Nila
/nilə/
"nila" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nila” is uncommon English (frequency #60,990 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,990
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A unisex given name borne by people in or from India.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nila · Nila · English
Nila · rank #60,990 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,990
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nikes
Nearest frequency peer: Nikes (-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 “Nila”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Newby
Newby
39,014 corpus weight
- Nikes
Nikes
39,012 corpus weight
- Nila
Nila
39,011 corpus weight
- nippy
nippy
39,010 corpus weight
- nishi
nishi
39,009 corpus weight
- Nishimura
Nishimura
39,008 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Nila” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nila |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /nilə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #60,990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Nila” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Nila is uncommon English at frequency #60,990 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /nilə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nila in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “of a dark colour; blue; black”), Bengali নীলা (nila, “blue”), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages. The correct English form is Nila, spelled N-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1A unisex given name borne by people in or from India.
- 2A surname.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nila appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The father, Raja Sangsapurba, after visiting various countries, at length proceeded to Menangkabau, to the throne of which country, the principal seat of the Malays, he was elected. An illustrious princess of renowned beauty, named Nila Panchadi, was affianced to his son, […]
... with the assistance of two men named Nila and Sakya. The body could not be found, as in the meantime the water in the river had risen. Nila confessed that he assisted in disposing of the body. He was therefore arrested and committed to ...
Etymology
From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “of a dark colour; blue; black”), Bengali নীলা (nila, “blue”), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages.
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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