Negligé

[neɡliˈʒeː]

/[neɡliˈʒeː]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichter, bequemer Morgenmantel, Nachtbekleidung für Frauen, heute verbindet man damit Reizwäsche

Corpus desk

Index DE-neglige · Negligé · German

Negligé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for Negligé
PropertyValue
HeadwordNegligé
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[neɡliˈʒeː]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Negligé“ im Deutschen

Negligéliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Negligé is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [neɡliˈʒeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichter, bequemer Morgenmantel, Nachtbekleidung für Frauen, heute verbindet man damit Reizwäsche".

Negligé doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Negligé, spelled N-E-G-L-I-G-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    leichter, bequemer Morgenmantel, Nachtbekleidung für Frauen, heute verbindet man damit Reizwäsche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer an das Wort „Netzteil“ denkt, denkt im ersten Augenblick bestimmt nicht an ein Negligé. Er sollte es aber hin und wieder tun.
  2. „Ihm kam überhaupt nicht der Gedanke an Widerspruch, und als er zur festgesetzten Stunde bei ihr erschien, stellte sich heraus, daß Erika Schwarz unter dem hauchdünnen Negligé, einer Pariser Aufmerksamkeit ihres seit Kriegsanfang eingezogenen Mannes, unbekleidet war.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Negligé"?
"Negligé" is spelled N-E-G-L-I-G-É. The IPA pronunciation is [neɡliˈʒeː].
What does "Negligé" mean?
As a noun, "Negligé" means: leichter, bequemer Morgenmantel, Nachtbekleidung für Frauen, heute verbindet man damit Reizwäsche
How do you pronounce "Negligé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Negligé" is [neɡliˈʒeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Negligé" come from?
"Negligé" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list