nodules

/\nɔ.dyl\/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,478

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

nodules is aFrenchnoun. It means: Pluriel de nodule. Pronounced \nɔ.dyl\. Often confused with noués and nobles.

Key facts for nodules
PropertyValue
Headwordnodules
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ.dyl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,478
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nodules in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nodules is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɔ.dyl\. Corpus data places it at rank #47,478 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de nodule.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for nodules, with forms such as "ndoules", "nnodules", and "noddules". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "noués", "nobles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is nodules, spelled N-O-D-U-L-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nodule.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ndoules,nnodules,noddules,nodlues,noduels,noduless,nodulles,nodulse,noudles,ondules

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nodules

Misspelling Variants of "nodules"

ndoules7nnodules8noddules8nodlues7noduels7noduless8nodulles8nodulse7
Misspelling Variants of "nodules"

Frequency rank: #47,478 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nodules"?
"nodules" is spelled N-O-D-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.dyl\.
What does "nodules" mean?
As a noun, "nodules" means: Pluriel de nodule.
What words are commonly confused with "nodules"?
"nodules" is commonly confused with "noués", "nobles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nodules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nodules" is \nɔ.dyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nodules" come from?
"nodules" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.