nonius
\nɔ.njys\
The verdict
“nonius” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échelle de certains instruments de mathématique, formée de très petites parties et donnant des divisions par la section de transversales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nonius · nonius · French
nonius · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nonius |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ.njys\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nonius is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ.njys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Échelle de certains instruments de mathématique, formée de très petites parties et donnant des divisions par la section de transversales.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nonius, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nonius, spelled N-O-N-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Échelle de certains instruments de mathématique, formée de très petites parties et donnant des divisions par la section de transversales.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.