nocturn
noc·turn/ˈnɑkˌtɝn/noun
nocturn is spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (noc·turn). It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nocturn means “The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nocturn is nocturns.
How many letters and syllables are in nocturn?
| Letters | 7: N-O-C-T-U-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: noc·turn |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 nocturn?
Nocturn appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 nocturn?
- UK /ˈnɒktɜːn/
- UK /(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/
- US /ˈnɑkˌtɝn/
Nocturn has 2 syllables, split noc·turn in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with nocturn
Sounds like: nocturne (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with nocturn?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nocturn from its last stressed vowel (/ɑktɜɹn/):
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 nocturn
- nocturns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nocturn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
- 2
A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nocturn come from?
From Middle English nocturne, borrowed from Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of the feminine form of Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, of the night”), derived from nox (“night”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).