nostos
/ˈnɒ.stɒs/noun
nostos is spelled N-O-S-T-O-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nostos means “A homecoming, as after a long journey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nostos is nostoi.
How many letters and syllables are in nostos?
| Letters | 6: N-O-S-T-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is nostos?
Nostos appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 nostos?
- /ˈnɒ.stɒs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nostos
- nostoi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nostos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A homecoming, as after a long journey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nostos come from?
From Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).