Numerus

noun

The verdict

“Numerus” is uncommon French (frequency #50,999 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,999
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre (en grammaire).

Corpus desk

Index FR-numerus · Numerus · French

Numerus · rank #50,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,999
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nouri

Nearest frequency peer: Nouri (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Numerus »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Numerus
PropertyValue
HeadwordNumerus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Numerus » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Numerustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Nouri » (#50,998), « numérotée » (#51,000), « nouent » (#50,997). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « Numerus » est au #50,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Numerus is uncommon French at frequency #50,999 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre (en grammaire).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Numerus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Numerus, spelled N-U-M-E-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre (en grammaire).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Lateinische kennt wie das Deutsche zwei Numeri: Den Singular und den Plural.
  2. „Numerus (Zahl) ist eine grammatische Eigenschaft eines Worts, welche auf die Einheit oder Mehrheit der Dinge von einerley Art hinweist. Man hat also 2 Numeros, nehmlich einen Numerum singularem, und Numerum pluralem. Numerus singularis ist die Bezeichnung der Einheit einer Sache z. B: homo (der Mensch). Numerus pluralis oder Numerus multitudinis ist die…

Synonyms

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 "Numerus"?
"Numerus" is spelled N-U-M-E-R-U-S.
What does "Numerus" mean?
As a noun, "Numerus" means: Nombre (en grammaire).
What language does "Numerus" come from?
"Numerus" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list