Nicopolis

name

The verdict

“Nicopolis” is uncommon French (frequency #98,293 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,293
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville d’Épire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nicopolis · Nicopolis · French

Nicopolis · rank #98,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,293
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nightclub

Nearest frequency peer: nightclub (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Nicopolis »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Nicopolis » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nicopolis
PropertyValue
HeadwordNicopolis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Nicopolis » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Nicopolistombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « nightclub » (#98,294), « neuen » (#98,291), « netto » (#98,290). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « Nicopolis » est au #98,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nicopolis is uncommon French at frequency #98,293 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Nicopolis in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Nicopolis, spelled N-I-C-O-P-O-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville d’Épire.
  2. 2
    Ville de Thrace.
  3. 3
    Ville de la région romaine d’Arménie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Nicopolis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. cum misero ad te Arteman aut Tychicum festina ad me venire Nicopolim ibi enim statui hiemare.
  2. Inter quas prima ex fronte, quae Illyriis est confinis, Thracia speciali nomine appellatur; quam Philippopolis, Eumolpias vetus, et Beroea amplae civitates exornant. post hanc Haemimontus Hadrianopolim habet, quae dicebatur Uscudama, et Anchialon, civitates magnas. dein Mysia, ubi Marcianopolis est a sorore Traiani principis ita cognominata, et Dorostorus…

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nicopolis"?
"Nicopolis" is spelled N-I-C-O-P-O-L-I-S.
What does "Nicopolis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nicopolis" means: Ville d’Épire.
What language does "Nicopolis" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list