nodular
adjective
nodular is spelled N-O-D-U-L-A-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nodular means “Of or relating to a nodule or nodules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nodular?
| Letters | 7: N-O-D-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nodular?
Nodular appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 nodular?
Nodular has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nodular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nodular
- more nodular comparative
- most nodular superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nodular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a nodule or nodules.
- 2
Possessing, composed of, or similar in form to nodules.
Loose nodular deposits of gold metal are commonly referred to as nuggets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nodular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to a nodule or modules:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nodular come from?
From nodule + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).