homme de Néandertal
\ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\
The verdict
“homme de Néandertal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce humaine, de nom scientifique Homo neanderthalensis, cousine des humains contemporains (Homo sapiens) et disparue de la surface de la terre il y a apparemment 30,000 ans environ.
Corpus desk
Index FR-homme-de-neandertal · homme de Néandertal · French
homme de Néandertal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | homme de Néandertal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
homme de Néandertal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for homme de Néandertal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is homme de Néandertal, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -N-É-A-N-D-E-R-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Espèce humaine, de nom scientifique Homo neanderthalensis, cousine des humains contemporains (Homo sapiens) et disparue de la surface de la terre il y a apparemment 30,000 ans environ.
- 2Personnage primitif, rustre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how homme de Néandertal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La disparition de l’homme de Néandertal demeure encore inexpliquée.
Je crois, docteur, que l’homme de Néandertal est en train de nous le mettre dans l’os. Deux intellectuels assis vont moins loin qu’une brute qui marche.
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.