Nimoy
/ˈniːmɔɪ/
"nimoy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nimoy” is uncommon English (frequency #57,598 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,598
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nimoy · Nimoy · English
Nimoy · rank #57,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,598
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nikolas
Nearest frequency peer: Nikolas (-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 “Nimoy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- neem
neem
42,408 corpus weight
- Neuman
Neuman
42,407 corpus weight
- neutralise
neutralise
42,406 corpus weight
- Nikolas
Nikolas
42,404 corpus weight
- Nimoy
Nimoy
42,403 corpus weight
- noona
noona
42,401 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Nimoy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nimoy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈniːmɔɪ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,598 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Nimoy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Nimoy is uncommon English at frequency #57,598 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈniːmɔɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nimoy, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Nimoy, spelled N-I-M-O-Y.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System, discovered in 1988, the 4864th asteroid registered.
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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