nobody

/ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/

//ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i// pron

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"nobody" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“nobody” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,200
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nobody · nobody · English

nobody · rank #1,200 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,200
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH named

Nearest frequency peer: named (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nobody”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “nobody” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nobody vs nobody's
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nobody
PropertyValue
Headwordnobody
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,200
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nobody”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).nobodylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “named” (#1,199), “opportunity” (#1,201), “material” (#1,198). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “nobody” is #1,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around nobody (IPA /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #1,200 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nobody, with forms such as "nboody", "nnobody", and "nobbody". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nobody's", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”). The correct English form is nobody, spelled N-O-B-O-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how nobody appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I asked several people, but nobody knew how.
  2. As nobody who is not blind can have failed to notice, I had my hair cut just yesterday.

Etymology

From Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”).

Synonyms

no onesmall frysmall potatoes

Antonyms

anybodyanyoneeverybodyeveryonesomebodysomeone

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nboody
  • nnobody
  • nobbody
  • nobdoy
  • noboddy
  • nobodyy
  • noboyd
  • noobdy
  • onbody

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nobody - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nboody2nnobody1nobbody1nobdoy2noboddy1nobodyy1noboyd2noobdy2
Edit distance from "nobody"

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 "nobody"?
"nobody" is spelled N-O-B-O-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/.
What does "nobody" mean?
As a pronoun, "nobody" means: Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.
What words are commonly confused with "nobody"?
"nobody" is commonly confused with "nobody's". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nobody"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nobody" is /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/. 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 "nobody"?
From Middle English nobody, no-body, no body. By surface analysis, no (“none, not any”, adjective) + body (“one, person, individual”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nobody", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list