nodule
\nɔ.dyl\
The verdict
“nodule” is uncommon French (frequency #78,683 among 86,328 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,683
- frequency rank, French
- 86,328
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Formation anormale, arrondie, palpable dans ou sous la peau, qui peut être une tumeur bénigne ou maligne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nodule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ.dyl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,683 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nodule” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nodule is uncommon French at frequency #78,683 among 86,328 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ.dyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nodule, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nodule, spelled N-O-D-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Formation anormale, arrondie, palpable dans ou sous la peau, qui peut être une tumeur bénigne ou maligne.
- 2Petite concrétion minérale polymétallique de forme plus ou moins sphérique, de quelques centimètres de diamètre, tapissant le fond de certaines régions océaniques et pouvant contenir des oxydes métalliques (en particulier manganèse, nickel, cobalt et cuivre).
- 3Noyau de substance ligneuse développé dans l’épaisseur de l’écorce.
- 4Petit nœud ; nouet.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “nodule”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-O-D-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɔ.dyl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.