# nori

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,229

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
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).

## Easily confused with
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nr)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-now)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nov)
- **nos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nos)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-npr)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nra)
- **NRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nrc)
- **nox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nox)
- **Nur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nur)
- **NRG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nrg)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-note)
- **nose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nose)
- **norm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-norm)
- **nova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nova)
- **noun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-noun)
- **nous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nous)
- **nosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-nosy)
- **novi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-novi)
- **north** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-north)

## Common misspellings (4)
`nnori`, `norri`, `nroi`, `onri`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nori