Nobel Prize

/noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz/

//noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz// noun

"nobel-prize" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Nobel Prize” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for the promotion o...

Corpus desk

Index EN-nobel-prize · Nobel Prize · English

Nobel Prize · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Nobel Prize
PropertyValue
HeadwordNobel Prize
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Nobel Prize” in English

Nobel Prizeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nobel Prize is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of the international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for the promotion o...".

Zero misspellings are on record for Nobel Prize in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Nobel Prize, spelled N-O-B-E-L- -P-R-I-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for the promotion of world peace; or the prize in economics awarded by the Swedish National Bank, in memorial of Alfred Nobel.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nobel Prize"?
"Nobel Prize" is spelled N-O-B-E-L- -P-R-I-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is /noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz/.
What does "Nobel Prize" mean?
As a noun, "Nobel Prize" means: Any of the international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for the promotion o...
How do you pronounce "Nobel Prize"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nobel Prize" is /noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nobel Prize" come from?
"Nobel Prize" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list