Nisan

/niːˈsɑːn/

//niːˈsɑːn// name

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"nisan" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Nisan” is uncommon English (frequency #97,359 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,359
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.

Key facts for Nisan
PropertyValue
HeadwordNisan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/niːˈsɑːn/
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,359
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nisan” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Nisan lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nisan is uncommon English at frequency #97,359 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /niːˈsɑːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nisan, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán). The correct English form is Nisan, spelled N-I-S-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.

Etymology

From Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nisan"?
"Nisan" is spelled N-I-S-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /niːˈsɑːn/.
What does "Nisan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nisan" means: The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.
How do you pronounce "Nisan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nisan" is /niːˈsɑːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Nisan"?
From Hebrew נִיסָן (nisán). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Nisan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-I-S-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /niːˈsɑːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list