nori
noun
nori is spelled N-O-R-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nori means “A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nori is noris.
How many letters and syllables are in nori?
| Letters | 4: N-O-R-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 nori?
Nori appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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).
What rhymes with nori?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nori.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: iron, noir, inro.
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 nori
- noris plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nori mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- 2
The seaweed, chopped and formed into sheets, used in the preparation of sushi.
- 3
Alternative form of norry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nori come from?
From Japanese 海苔(のり) (nori), ultimately from Proto-Japonic *nǝri. The kanji literally mean "ocean moss", although this does not represent actual etymology as they are jukujikun (熟字訓).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).