nécessaire

[ne.se.sɛːʀ]

/[ne.se.sɛːʀ]/ adj

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The verdict

“nécessaire” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erforderlich, notwendig, vonnöten

Corpus desk

Index DE-necessaire · nécessaire · German

nécessaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for nécessaire
PropertyValue
Headwordnécessaire
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ne.se.sɛːʀ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nécessaire“ im Deutschen

nécessairesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nécessaire is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ne.se.sɛːʀ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erforderlich, notwendig, vonnöten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nécessaire in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nécessaire, spelled N-É-C-E-S-S-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    erforderlich, notwendig, vonnöten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nécessaire"?
"nécessaire" is spelled N-É-C-E-S-S-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ne.se.sɛːʀ].
What does "nécessaire" mean?
As an adjective, "nécessaire" means: erforderlich, notwendig, vonnöten
How do you pronounce "nécessaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nécessaire" is [ne.se.sɛːʀ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nécessaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list