nowise
/ˈnoʊwaɪz/obsolete
nowise is spelled N-O-W-I-S-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, nowise means “(In) no way, (in) no manner; not at all” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nowise?
| Letters | 6: N-O-W-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 nowise?
Nowise appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 nowise?
- US /ˈnoʊwaɪz/
- UK /ˈnəʊwaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nowise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does nowise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaic(In) no way, (in) no manner; not at all.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nowise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in no manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | d'aucune façon |
| German | auf gar keinen Fall |
| Portuguese | de forma alguma |
| Spanish | de ninguna manera, de ningún modo, en absoluto |
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 nowise come from?
From Middle English nowyse, no-wyse, no wyse, equivalent to no (“none, not any”) + wise (“way, manner”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).