crise de nerfs
\kʁiz də nɛʁ\
The verdict
“crise de nerfs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manifestation extérieure des troubles du comportement résultant de problèmes psychiques, psychiatriques ou d’une anxiété intense.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crise-de-nerfs · crise de nerfs · French
crise de nerfs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | crise de nerfs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁiz də nɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
crise de nerfs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁiz də nɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crise de nerfs, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 crise de nerfs, spelled C-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -N-E-R-F-S.
Definition
- 1Manifestation extérieure des troubles du comportement résultant de problèmes psychiques, psychiatriques ou d’une anxiété intense.
- 2Discussion ou négociation conflictuelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crise de nerfs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’émotion faillit donner une crise de nerfs à Félicité.
Elle rit, renversée sur mes genoux ; elle rit à petits sanglots nerveux, comme on tousse. Hé là ! elle rit trop ! nous tenons la fâcheuse crise de nerfs…
This word in other languages
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.