novella

/nəˈvɛlə/

//nəˈvɛlə// noun

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"novella" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“novella” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,188
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A short novel or long short story.

Corpus desk

Index EN-novella · novella · English

novella · rank #26,188 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,188
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH noone

Nearest frequency peer: noone (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “novella”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “novella” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

novella vs novels
71% similar
novella vs novelty
71% similar
novella vs Nutella
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for novella
PropertyValue
Headwordnovella
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nəˈvɛlə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,188
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “novella”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).novellalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “noone” (#26,187), “octane” (#26,190), “neurotic” (#26,185). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “novella” is #26,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around novella (IPA /nəˈvɛlə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,188 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for novella, with forms such as "nnovella", "noevlla", and "novela". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "novels", "novelty", "Nutella", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel. The correct English form is novella, spelled N-O-V-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A short novel or long short story.
  2. 2
    Synonym of novel (“new legal constitution in Ancient Rome”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel.

This word in other languages

novela(Español)nouvelle(Français)Novelle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnovella
  • noevlla
  • novela
  • novelal
  • novlela
  • novvella
  • nvoella
  • onvella

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of novella - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnovella1noevlla2novela1novelal2novlela2novvella1nvoella2onvella2
Edit distance from "novella"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "novella"?
"novella" is spelled N-O-V-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /nəˈvɛlə/.
What does "novella" mean?
As a noun, "novella" means: A short novel or long short story.
What words are commonly confused with "novella"?
"novella" is commonly confused with "novels", "novelty", "Nutella". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "novella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "novella" is /nəˈvɛlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "novella"?
Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "novella", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nascent#26,183pitbull#26,200Polaris#26,202Martina#26,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

octane8 variantsoctave8 variantsmunch8 variantsmorgue8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list