nager

\na.ʒe\

/\na.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“nager” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,541
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se déplacer dans l'eau (pour un être vivant) par le mouvement de certaines parties du corps.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nager · nager · French

nager · rank #10,541 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,541
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH mortelle

Nearest frequency peer: mortelle (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “nager”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “nager” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nager vs nier
60% similar
nager vs Name
40% similar
nager vs naze
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nager
PropertyValue
Headwordnager
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\na.ʒe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,541
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “nager” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.nagerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mortelle » (#10,540), « nain » (#10,542), « montants » (#10,539). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around nager (IPA \na.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,541 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nager, with forms such as "anger", "naegr", and "nagerr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nier", "Name", "naze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nager, spelled N-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se déplacer dans l'eau (pour un être vivant) par le mouvement de certaines parties du corps.
  2. 2
    Parcourir en nageant.
  3. 3
    Pratiquer, savoir nager (un style de nage).
  4. 4
    Flotter.
  5. 5
    Baigner ; être plongé.
  6. 6
    Être entouré de…
  7. 7
    Ramer ; voguer à la rame ; faire avancer une embarcation à l’aide de rames ou d’avirons.
  8. 8
    Porter un vêtement beaucoup trop ample, d’une taille beaucoup trop grande pour soi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] ; et puis, je me suis un peu détourné de la ligne droite pour aller jeter à la rivière un affreux enfant qui criait : À bas les papistes, vive l’amiral ! Malheureusement, je crois que le drôle savait nager.
  2. Et Le Gonidec saute à l’eau aveuglante. Il nage tant bien que mal, et donne contre une échelle. Il s’y cramponne.

This word in other languages

swim(English)nadar(Español)schwimmen(Deutsch)nadar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anger
  • naegr
  • nagerr
  • nagger
  • nagre
  • ngaer
  • nnager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nager - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anger2naegr2nagerr1nagger1nagre2ngaer2nnager1
Edit distance from "nager"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nager"?
"nager" is spelled N-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \na.ʒe\.
What does "nager" mean?
As a verb, "nager" means: Se déplacer dans l'eau (pour un être vivant) par le mouvement de certaines parties du corps.
What words are commonly confused with "nager"?
"nager" is commonly confused with "nier", "Name", "naze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nager" is \na.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nager" come from?
"nager" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nager", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

model#10,537orale#10,546Manon#10,535Pedro#10,550

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

serbe7 variantsfolles7 variantsfléau7 variantssocle7 variants

What to do next

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  • "nager" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "nier". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #10,541 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "N" letter cohort. N–Z browse

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list