nodal
/ˈnəʊdəl/
"nodal" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nodal” is uncommon English (frequency #50,111 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,111
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nodal · nodal · English
nodal · rank #50,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,111
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nizam
Nearest frequency peer: nizam (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “nodal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- nightgown
nightgown
49,893 corpus weight
- nightshade
nightshade
49,892 corpus weight
- nizam
nizam
49,891 corpus weight
- nodal
nodal
49,890 corpus weight
- nonzero
nonzero
49,889 corpus weight
- Noriega
Noriega
49,888 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “nodal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nodal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈnəʊdəl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,111 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nodal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nodal is uncommon English at frequency #50,111 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈnəʊdəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
nodal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From node + -al. The correct English form is nodal, spelled N-O-D-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
- 2Of or relating to the nodus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nodal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If the sexual component [in a prosecutorial case] cannot be construed, it must be constructed. It is the nodal point of the prosecutor's comprehension. Up to that point, everything […] may perplex or disturb. But once the sexuality has been imputed, everything that seemed normal can now be made abnormal and perverse.
Chapter 4 is nodal to the book, not simply because it stands at its very middle. It engages with Kaiserkritik but also it connects the previous chapter’s discussion of working method and sources to what follows in Chapter 5, where Zonaras’ interest in Roman antiquity is discussed in greater detail.
Etymology
From node + -al.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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