# nobody

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/ · frequency rank #1,200

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **nobody's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nobody-vs-nobody-s)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nboody`, `nnobody`, `nobbody`, `nobdoy`, `noboddy`, `nobodyy`, `noboyd`, `noobdy`, `onbody`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nobody