homme de Neanderthal
\ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\
The verdict
“homme de Neanderthal” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de homme de Néandertal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homme de Neanderthal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “homme de Neanderthal” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for homme de Neanderthal is 20 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\. 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: "Variante orthographique de homme de Néandertal.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for homme de Neanderthal in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 homme de Neanderthal, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -N-E-A-N-D-E-R-T-H-A-L.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de homme de Néandertal.
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 “homme de Neanderthal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -N-E-A-N-D-E-R-T-H-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔm də ne.ɑ̃.dɛʁ.tal\ (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.