match nul

\matʃ nyl\

/\matʃ nyl\/ noun

The verdict

“match nul” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pointage désignant une égalité entre deux opposants à la fin de la rencontre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-match-nul · match nul · French

match nul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 match nul
PropertyValue
Headwordmatch nul
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\matʃ nyl\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « match nul » en français

match nulsiège 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

match nul is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \matʃ nyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pointage désignant une égalité entre deux opposants à la fin de la rencontre.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for match nul, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is match nul, spelled M-A-T-C-H- -N-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pointage désignant une égalité entre deux opposants à la fin de la rencontre.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "match nul"?
"match nul" is spelled M-A-T-C-H- -N-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is \matʃ nyl\.
What does "match nul" mean?
As a noun, "match nul" means: Pointage désignant une égalité entre deux opposants à la fin de la rencontre.
How do you pronounce "match nul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "match nul" is \matʃ nyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "match nul" come from?
"match nul" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list