nord

\nɔʁ\

/\nɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“nord” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#412
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui des quatre points cardinaux opposé au sud et qui correspond à la direction de l’étoile polaire ; direction du pôle de l'hémisphère boréal et correspondant à l'azimut 360°.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nord · nord · French

nord · rank #412 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #412
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH journée

Nearest frequency peer: journée (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « nord »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « nord » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nord vs NR
0% similar
nord vs nos
50% similar
nord vs Not
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nord
PropertyValue
Headwordnord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#412
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nord »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nordse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « journée » (#411), « devrait » (#413), « H » (#410). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nord » est au #412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around nord (IPA \nɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #412 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for nord, with forms such as "nnord", "nodr", and "nordd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NR", "nos", "Not", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nord, spelled N-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui des quatre points cardinaux opposé au sud et qui correspond à la direction de l’étoile polaire ; direction du pôle de l'hémisphère boréal et correspondant à l'azimut 360°.
  2. 2
    Partie de la terre qui est opposée au midi.
  3. 3
    Région d’un pays ou partie du monde la plus rapprochée du nord.
  4. 4
    Pays du Nord. Pays développé.
  5. 5
    Vent soufflant vers le midi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ils sont embaumés de menthe et de thym, et le mistral, venu du nord, commence à souffler sur la vallée.
  2. Pendant la première semaine, la brise fut très légère et excessivement variable, tournant constamment du Nord au Suroit, en passant par l’Est.

Synonyms

septentrion

Antonyms

sud

This word in other languages

north(English)norte(Español)Norden(Deutsch)norte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnord
  • nodr
  • nordd
  • norrd
  • nrod
  • onrd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nord - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nnord1nodr2nordd1norrd1nrod2onrd2
Edit distance from "nord"

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 "nord"?
"nord" is spelled N-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔʁ\.
What does "nord" mean?
As a noun, "nord" means: Celui des quatre points cardinaux opposé au sud et qui correspond à la direction de l’étoile polaire ; direction du pôle de l'hémisphère boréal et correspondant à l'azimut 360°.
What words are commonly confused with "nord"?
"nord" is commonly confused with "NR", "nos", "Not". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nord" is \nɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nord" come from?
"nord" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Base#409yeux#407vite#406long#401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

amour6 variantsordre6 variantscinq6 variantsmars6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list