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 May 6, 2026) - Manifestation extérieure des troubles du comportement résultant de problèmes psychiques, psychiatriques ou d’une anxiété intense.
| 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) |
Where “crise de nerfs” sits in French frequency
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.
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.
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Using “crise de nerfs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -N-E-R-F-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kʁiz də nɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.