nage libre
\naʒ libʁ\
The verdict
“nage libre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Style de nage utilisé lors des compétitions de la Fédération internationale de natation pour indiquer aux sportifs qu’ils peuvent utiliser la nage de leur choix, à l’exception des épreuves de quatr...
Corpus desk
Index FR-nage-libre · nage libre · French
nage libre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- 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 | nage libre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \naʒ libʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nage libre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \naʒ libʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Style de nage utilisé lors des compétitions de la Fédération internationale de natation pour indiquer aux sportifs qu’ils peuvent utiliser la nage de leur choix, à l’exception des épreuves de quatr...".
nage libre has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nage libre, spelled N-A-G-E- -L-I-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Style de nage utilisé lors des compétitions de la Fédération internationale de natation pour indiquer aux sportifs qu’ils peuvent utiliser la nage de leur choix, à l’exception des épreuves de quatre nages (individuelles ou de relais) où le terme nage libre signifie tout style de nage autre que le dos, la brasse et le papillon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nage libre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est notamment arrivé derrière Maxime Grousset, vice-champion du monde du 100 nage libre.
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.