des nèfles

\dɛ nɛfl\

/\dɛ nɛfl\/ intj

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The verdict

“des nèfles” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Non ; exprime un refus net.

Key facts for des nèfles
PropertyValue
Headworddes nèfles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\dɛ nɛfl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “des nèfles” sits in French frequency

des nèfles falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for des nèfles is 10 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɛ nɛfl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Non ; exprime un refus net.".

des nèfles has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is des nèfles, spelled D-E-S- -N-È-F-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Non ; exprime un refus net.

This word in other languages

no way(English)von wegen(Deutsch)

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 "des nèfles"?
"des nèfles" is spelled D-E-S- -N-È-F-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛ nɛfl\.
What does "des nèfles" mean?
As an interjection, "des nèfles" means: Non ; exprime un refus net.
How do you pronounce "des nèfles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "des nèfles" is \dɛ nɛfl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "des nèfles" come from?
"des nèfles" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “des nèfles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-E-S- -N-È-F-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɛ nɛfl\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list