nodule

\nɔ.dyl\

/\nɔ.dyl\/ noun

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The verdict

“nodule” is uncommon French (frequency #78,683 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,683
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Formation anormale, arrondie, palpable dans ou sous la peau, qui peut être une tumeur bénigne ou maligne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nodule · nodule · French

nodule · rank #78,683 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,683
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH niaises

Nearest frequency peer: niaises (-2 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 « nodule »

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 « nodule » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nodule
PropertyValue
Headwordnodule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ.dyl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,683
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nodule » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.noduletombe 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: « niaises » (#78,681), « noiret » (#78,685), « newtonienne » (#78,679). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nodule » est au #78,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nodule is uncommon French at frequency #78,683 among 1,563 “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

  1. 1
    Formation anormale, arrondie, palpable dans ou sous la peau, qui peut être une tumeur bénigne ou maligne.
  2. 2
    Petite 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).
  3. 3
    Noyau de substance ligneuse développé dans l’épaisseur de l’écorce.
  4. 4
    Petit nœud ; nouet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mme B., 53 ans, a un nodule thyroïdien découvert à l’occasion d’un examen systématique par son médecin traitant.
  2. Dans le cas d’une endométriose, l’IRM permet de détecter des kystes, des nodules ou des lésions.

This word in other languages

nodule(English)nódulo(Español)Knoten(Deutsch)

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 "nodule"?
"nodule" is spelled N-O-D-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.dyl\.
What does "nodule" mean?
As a noun, "nodule" means: Formation anormale, arrondie, palpable dans ou sous la peau, qui peut être une tumeur bénigne ou maligne.
How do you pronounce "nodule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nodule" is \nɔ.dyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nodule" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

noiret#78,685Pacôme#78,710modems#78,649passai#78,717

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list