nisus
/ˈnaɪ.səs/noun
nisus is spelled N-I-S-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nisus means “A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nisus is nisuses.
How many letters and syllables are in nisus?
| Letters | 5: N-I-S-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 nisus?
Nisus appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 nisus?
- /ˈnaɪ.səs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with nisus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nisus.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sinus.
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 nisus
- nisuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nisus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
- 2
The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
- 3
The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nisus come from?
From Latin nīsus (“pressure, exertion”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).