n-word
\ɛn.wɔʁd\
The verdict
“n-word” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Les insultes nègre, négro, nigger considérées comme tabous.
Corpus desk
Index FR-n-word · n-word · French
n-word · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | n-word |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛn.wɔʁd\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
n-word is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛn.wɔʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Les insultes nègre, négro, nigger considérées comme tabous.".
Zero misspellings are on record for n-word in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is n-word, spelled N---W-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1Les insultes nègre, négro, nigger considérées comme tabous.
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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.