NORML
/ˈnɔːrməl/
"norml" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“NORML” is uncommon English (frequency #89,688 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,688
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acronym of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Corpus desk
Index EN-norml · NORML · English
NORML · rank #89,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,688
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Norwell
Nearest frequency peer: Norwell (+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 “NORML”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- nolo
nolo
10,318 corpus weight
- nonalcoholic
nonalcoholic
10,317 corpus weight
- noncommissi…
noncommissioned
10,315 corpus weight
- NORML
NORML
10,313 corpus weight
- Norwell
Norwell
10,312 corpus weight
- novum
novum
10,310 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “NORML” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | NORML |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɔːrməl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #89,688 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “NORML” in English
Rare enough to double-check
NORML is uncommon English at frequency #89,688 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈnɔːrməl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acronym of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws".
No generated misspelling entries exist for NORML in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is NORML, spelled N-O-R-M-L.
Definition
- 1Acronym of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how NORML appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Similarly, alcohol and tobacco are not scheduled under the CSA. These two substances are descheduled. […] NORML believes that a similar descheduling option – where the federal government and state governments both possess varying degrees of regulatory authority over the production, marketing, and taxation of the product, is appropriate for cannabis.
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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