nodus
noun
nodus is spelled N-O-D-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nodus means “A difficulty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nodus is nodi.
How many letters and syllables are in nodus?
| Letters | 5: N-O-D-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 nodus?
Nodus appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 nodus?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-nodus.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nodus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nodus.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sound.
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 nodus
- nodi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nodus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A difficulty.
- 2
In the Odonata, a prominent crossvein near the centre of the leading edge of a wing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nodus come from?
Borrowed from Latin nōdus (“a knot”). Doublet of knot, knout, and node.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).