nos
noun
nos is spelled N-O-S: 3 letters. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nos means “plural of no” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nos is noses.
How many letters and syllables are in nos?
| Letters | 3: N-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 nos?
Nos appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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).
Words people confuse with nos
Also written: numbers.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with nos?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nos.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: son.
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 nos
- noses plural
- noes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of no
- 2
Alternative form of nos. Abbreviation of numbers.
- 3
Acronym of nitrous oxide system.
Near-synonyms: nos, nox, NOx
- 4
Abbreviation of nitrous oxide (“N₂O”).
Near-synonym: nos
adjective
- 1
Initialism of not otherwise specified.
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified
noun
- 1
Initialism of Near-Online Storage.
- 2
Initialism of Network Operating System.
- 3
Initialism of New Old Stock.
- 4
Acronym of nitrous oxide system.
- 5
Abbreviation of nitrous oxide.
noun
- 1
plural of No
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nos in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Network Operating System:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Netwerkbetriebsystem |
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 nos come from?
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).