NLD

name

"nld" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“NLD” is uncommon English (frequency #73,477 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,477
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of Nagaland.

Key facts for NLD
PropertyValue
HeadwordNLD
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters3
Frequency rank#73,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “NLD” 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). NLD 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

NLD is uncommon English at frequency #73,477 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for NLD, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is NLD, spelled N-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of Nagaland.
  2. 2
    Initialism of National League for Democracy.

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 "NLD"?
"NLD" is spelled N-L-D.
What does "NLD" mean?
As a proper noun, "NLD" means: Initialism of Nagaland.
What language does "NLD" come from?
"NLD" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “NLD”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is N-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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