homme de Néandertal

\ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\

/\ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\/ noun

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.

Key facts for homme de Néandertal
PropertyValue
Headwordhomme de Néandertal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « homme de Néandertal » en français

homme de Néandertalsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Personnage primitif, rustre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La disparition de l’homme de Néandertal demeure encore inexpliquée.
  2. 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.

Synonyms

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 "homme de Néandertal"?
"homme de Néandertal" is spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -N-É-A-N-D-E-R-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\.
What does "homme de Néandertal" mean?
As a noun, "homme de Néandertal" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "homme de Néandertal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homme de Néandertal" is \ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list